Cyber Weapons Review in Situations Below the Threshold of Armed
Conflict

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Cyber Weapons Review in Situations Below the Threshold of Armed Conflict

KUDLÁČKOVÁ, Ivana, Jakub HARAŠTA a David WALLACE

Základní údaje

Originální název

Cyber Weapons Review in Situations Below the Threshold of Armed Conflict

Autoři

KUDLÁČKOVÁ, Ivana (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí), Jakub HARAŠTA (203 Česká republika, domácí) a David WALLACE (840 Spojené státy)

Vydání

Tallinn, 2020 12th International Conference on Cyber Conflict 20/20 Vision: The Next Decade, od s. 97-112, 16 s. 2020

Nakladatel

NATO CCDCOE Publications

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Stať ve sborníku

Obor

50501 Law

Stát vydavatele

Estonsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

elektronická verze "online"

Odkazy

Open access sborníku Open access textu

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14220/20:00115669

Organizační jednotka

Právnická fakulta

ISBN

978-9949-9904-6-7

ISSN

UT WoS

000615995100006

Klíčová slova anglicky

cyber weapons; software; legal review; art. 36 of Additional Protocol I; human rights

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 10. 7. 2024 08:57, JUDr. Mgr. Jakub Harašta, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The use of cyber weapons raises many issues, one of which is the scope of legal requirements affecting the legal review of cyber weapons under Additional Protocol I and customary international law. This paper explores the review of cyber weapons intended for use below the threshold of armed conflict. As the line between war and peace is often increasingly blurred and the majority of cyber incidents are below the threshold of armed conflict, the laws and principles of international humanitarian law do not apply. In this paper, we engage in a scenariobased thought experiment exploring the legal framework affecting the use of cyber weapons outside armed conflict. In such situations, the well-known article 36 of Additional Protocol I and customary international law are not triggered. As a result, there is no explicit legal obligation to conduct a cyber weapons review in situations when cyber weapons are deployed in situations falling below the threshold of armed conflict. Our starting point is that even though international humanitarian law is not applicable, the use of cyber weapons is not completely unregulated. In the paper, we search for answer to following research question: what are the legal requirements for weapons review in situations where their intended use is for situations below the threshold of armed conflict? We identify the black-letter legal framework and explore the state practice of NATO member states where available. The paper argues that there are many obligations to be considered when deploying cyber weapons in situations below the threshold of armed conflict. The conclusion is that there is no obligation to conduct a review outside Article 36 of Additional Protocol I. That being said, there are definitely policy benefits in conducting broader software assessment to ensure respect to international law obligations of a state.

Návaznosti

EF16_019/0000822, projekt VaV

Název: Centrum excelence pro kyberkriminalitu, kyberbezpečnost a ochranu kritických informačních infrastruktur

Přiložené soubory

CyCon_2020_6_Kudlackova_Wallace_Harasta.pdf

Požádat o autorskou verzi souboru

Citovat

KUDLÁČKOVÁ, Ivana, Jakub HARAŠTA a David WALLACE. Cyber Weapons Review in Situations Below the Threshold of Armed Conflict. Online. In T. Jančárková, L. Lindström, M. Signoretti, I. Tolga, G. Visky. 2020 12th International Conference on Cyber Conflict 20/20 Vision: The Next Decade. Tallinn: NATO CCDCOE Publications, 2020, s. 97-112. ISBN 978-9949-9904-6-7.

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N2  - The use of cyber weapons raises many issues, one of which is the scope of legal requirements affecting the legal review of cyber weapons under Additional Protocol I and customary international law. This paper explores the review of cyber weapons intended for use below the threshold of armed conflict. As the line between war and peace is often increasingly blurred and the majority of cyber incidents are below the threshold of armed conflict, the laws and principles of international humanitarian law do not apply. In this paper, we engage in a scenariobased thought experiment exploring the legal framework affecting the use of cyber weapons outside armed conflict. In such situations, the well-known article 36 of Additional Protocol I and customary international law are not triggered. As a result, there is no explicit legal obligation to conduct a cyber weapons review in situations when cyber weapons are deployed in situations falling below the threshold of armed conflict. Our starting point is that even though international humanitarian law is not applicable, the use of cyber weapons is not completely unregulated. In the paper, we search for answer to following research question: what are the legal requirements for weapons review in situations where their intended use is for situations below the threshold of armed conflict? We identify the black-letter legal framework and explore the state practice of NATO member states where available. The paper argues that there are many obligations to be considered when deploying cyber weapons in situations below the threshold of armed conflict. The conclusion is that there is no obligation to conduct a review outside Article 36 of Additional Protocol I. That being said, there are definitely policy benefits in conducting broader software assessment to ensure respect to international law obligations of a state.
ER  -

KUDLÁČKOVÁ, Ivana, Jakub HARAŠTA a David WALLACE. Cyber Weapons Review in Situations Below the Threshold of Armed Conflict. Online. In T. Jančárková, L. Lindström, M. Signoretti, I. Tolga, G. Visky. \textit{2020 12th International Conference on Cyber Conflict 20/20 Vision: The Next Decade}. Tallinn: NATO CCDCOE Publications, 2020, s.~97-112. ISBN~978-9949-9904-6-7.

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