'Cyber-rattling: can 'pre-positioning' in cyberspace amount to a threat of the use of force under Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter?
Pre-positioning is the process by which computer code is installed on the network or system of a rival state, to allow for future hostile cyber activity if required. This process is a critical concern for states given its potential for destabilisation in international security. Consideration of how...
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| Vydáno v: | Journal on the use of force and international law Ročník 11; číslo 1-2; s. 50 - 86 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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02.07.2024
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| ISSN: | 2053-1702, 2053-1710 |
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| Shrnutí: | Pre-positioning is the process by which computer code is installed on the network or system of a rival state, to allow for future hostile cyber activity if required. This process is a critical concern for states given its potential for destabilisation in international security. Consideration of how international law, specifically Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, governs pre-positioning is therefore important. Analysis of threats of force in cyberspace remains under-studied however, and threats of force are undefined in the UN Charter. This article identifies the key criteria for a threat of force, and concludes that although cyber pre-positioning could in some circumstances result in a use of force, it is unlikely that it is communicated in sufficiently precise terms, beyond that of 'cyber brandishing', to amount to a threat of force. The article considers what this may mean for states' ability to respond to cyber pre-positioning. |
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| ISSN: | 2053-1702 2053-1710 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/20531702.2024.2413791 |