Dr Eliza Watt


NameDr Eliza Watt
Job titleSenior Lecturer in Law
Research institute
Primary appointmentLaw and Social Sciences
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3903-8631
Contact categoryAcademic staff (past)

Research outputs

The role of international law in the protection of online privacy in the context of state sponsored mass cyber surveillance

Watt, E. 2021. The role of international law in the protection of online privacy in the context of state sponsored mass cyber surveillance. Liberties and Rights in Cyberspace. College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University, Washington D.C., USA 22 Nov 2021

Key trends in states use of digital technologies to enhance surveillance-privacy and data protection challenges for international law

Watt, E. 2023. Key trends in states use of digital technologies to enhance surveillance-privacy and data protection challenges for international law. Haines, S. (ed.) Privacy, Mobile Technology and Cybersecurity. Department of Information Security, Royal Holloway, University of London 17 May 2023 pp. 1-14

States' accountability for internationally wrongful acts arising in the context of 'below the threshold' cyber operations

Watt, E. 2021. States' accountability for internationally wrongful acts arising in the context of 'below the threshold' cyber operations. 2022 Year Ahead Conference. Canadian War Museum, Canada 03 Dec 2021

The legacy of the privacy versus security narrative in the ECtHR's jurisprudence

Watt, E. 2022. The legacy of the privacy versus security narrative in the ECtHR's jurisprudence. Verfassungsblog. https://doi.org/10.17176/20220421-182404-0

The principle of constant care, prolonged drone surveillance and the right to privacy of non-combatants in armed conflicts

Watt, E. 2022. The principle of constant care, prolonged drone surveillance and the right to privacy of non-combatants in armed conflicts. in: Buchan, R. and Lubin, A. (ed.) The Right to Privacy and Data Protection in Times of Armed Conflict Tallinn, Estonia NATO CCD COE Publications. pp. 157-180

Much ado about mass surveillance - the ECtHR grand chamber 'opens the gates of an electronic "Big Brother" in Europe' in Big Brother watch v UK [Blog post]

Watt, E. 2021. Much ado about mass surveillance - the ECtHR grand chamber 'opens the gates of an electronic "Big Brother" in Europe' in Big Brother watch v UK [Blog post]. Ghent University.

Judicial attitudes to the problem of state sponsored mass cyber surveillance - a comparative analysis of the recent jurisprudence of the UN HRC, the ECtHR and the CJEU

Watt, E. 2021. Judicial attitudes to the problem of state sponsored mass cyber surveillance - a comparative analysis of the recent jurisprudence of the UN HRC, the ECtHR and the CJEU. European Society of International Law Krakow-Leiden Symposium: Exploring the Frontiers of International Law in Cyberspace. Leiden University, The Netherlands 25 Jun 2021

State sponsored cyber surveillance: the right to privacy of communications and international law

Watt, E. 2021. State sponsored cyber surveillance: the right to privacy of communications and international law. Cheltenham, United Kingdom Edward Elgar Publishing.

5. Country case studies: 5.10. United Kingdom

Watt, E. 2020. 5. Country case studies: 5.10. United Kingdom. in: Moore, P. (ed.) Data Subjects, Digital Surveillance, AI and the Future of Work Brussels, European Union Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA), European Parliament. pp. 75-78

Russell Buchan, Cyber Espionage and International Law. Oxford: Hart Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2019, 195 pp. ISBN 9781782257349. [Book review]

Watt, E. 2019. Russell Buchan, Cyber Espionage and International Law. Oxford: Hart Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., 2019, 195 pp. ISBN 9781782257349. [Book review]. Journal of Conflict & Security Law. 24 (3), pp. 638-642. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krz011

Cyberspace, surveillance, law and privacy

Watt, E. 2017. Cyberspace, surveillance, law and privacy. PhD thesis University of Westminster School of Law

State sponsored cyber surveillance and the recent responses form the European Court of Human Rights

Watt, E. 2018. State sponsored cyber surveillance and the recent responses form the European Court of Human Rights. Middlesex University Church Farm Seminar Series. Middlesex University, London 28 Nov 2018

The role international human rights law in the protection of online privacy in the age of surveillance

Watt, E. 2017. The role international human rights law in the protection of online privacy in the age of surveillance. Rõigas, H., Jakschis, R., Lindström, L. and Minárik, T. (ed.) 9th International Conference on Cyber Conflict: Defending the Core. Tallinn, Estonia 30 May - 02 Jun 2017 NATO CCD COE Publications. pp. 93-106

'The right to privacy and the future of mass surveillance'

Watt, E. 2017. 'The right to privacy and the future of mass surveillance'. The International Journal of Human Rights. 21 (7), pp. 773-799. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2017.1298091

Proposed US and UK laws will entrench surveillance powers across the atlantic

Watt, E. 2015. Proposed US and UK laws will entrench surveillance powers across the atlantic. The Conversation Trust (UK).
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