<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This Article addresses the issue of translating current international law norms and principles onto the borderless realm—cyberspace. This Article provides an overview of the United States’ and Russia’s approach to defend against a cyberattack. This Article concludes with an original, new test that resolves the discrepancies between all existing approaches to determine whether or not a cyber act is in fact an armed attack.</p></abstract>

This Article addresses the issue of translating current international law norms and principles onto the borderless realm—cyberspace. This Article provides an overview of the United States’ and Russia’s approach to defend against a cyberattack. This Article concludes with an original, new test that resolves the discrepancies between all existing approaches to determine whether or not a cyber act is in fact an armed attack.

Once Upon a Time in Cyberspace: A Grim Reality about the Dangers of Cyberwarfare

International and Comparative Law Review

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This Article addresses the issue of translating current international law norms and principles onto the borderless realm—cyberspace. This Article provides an...

Once Upon a Time in Cyberspace: A Grim Reality about the Dangers of Cyberwarfare

Published Online: Oct 14, 2020

Page range: 77 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2020-0004

Keywords
Cyber Attack, Cyber Warfare, Armed Attack, United States, Russia, Self-Defense

© 2020 Gia Fernicola, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Once Upon a Time in Cyberspace: A Grim Reality about the Dangers of Cyberwarfare

Published Online: Oct 14, 2020

Page range: 77 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2020-0004

KeywordsCyber Attack, Cyber Warfare, Armed Attack, United States, Russia, Self-Defense

© 2020 Gia Fernicola, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Cyber Attack, Cyber Warfare, Armed Attack, United States, Russia, Self-Defense