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The Application of International Law to Cyber Operations: Some Brief Remarks on Sovereignty, Use of Force and Attribution
The Application of International Law to Cyber Operations: Some Brief Remarks on Sovereignty, Use of Force and Attribution

Author(s): Victor Stoica
Subject(s): International Law
Published by: Asociația română de drept internațional și relații internaționale
Keywords: Attribution; cyber operations; cyberspace; sovereignty; use of force;

Summary/Abstract: This paper reveals some concrete controversies related to the application of international law in cyberspace. The three main issues studied in this paper describe the manner in which the principle of state sovereignty interacts with cyberspace, potential problems related to the principle related to the prohibition of the use of force and the main hurdles that need to be surpassed for an act performed in cyberspace to be attributed to a state.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 42-54
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English