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<p>The paper is devoted to the analysis of countermeasures in the context of cyber operations. This circumstance precluding wrongfulness is one of the tools that states can use in response to (not only) malign cyber operations that fulfil the characteristics of an internationally wrongful act. The paper examines the various material and procedural conditions of countermeasures and the specifics of their implementation in cyberspace. The second part of the paper then discusses contentious issues related to countermeasures, namely the relationship between countermeasures and the principle of due diligence, the possibility of implementing forcible countermeasures, and finally the current status of collective countermeasures under customary international law.</p>
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The paper is devoted to the analysis of countermeasures in the context of cyber operations. This circumstance precluding wrongfulness is one of the tools that states can use in response to (not only) malign cyber operations that fulfil the characteristics of an internationally wrongful act. The paper examines the various material and procedural conditions of countermeasures and the specifics of their implementation in cyberspace. The second part of the paper then discusses contentious issues related to countermeasures, namely the relationship between countermeasures and the principle of due diligence, the possibility of implementing forcible countermeasures, and finally the current status of collective countermeasures under customary international law.

Countermeasures against Cyber Operations: Moving forward?

International and Comparative Law Review

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The paper is devoted to the analysis of countermeasures in the context of cyber operations. This circumstance precluding wrongfulness is one of the tools that...

Countermeasures against Cyber Operations: Moving forward?

Publié en ligne: 05 févr. 2024

Pages: 86 - 110

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2023-0016

Mots clés
countermeasures, cyber operations, unilateral remedies, state responsibility, collective countermeasures, forcible countermeasures, due diligence

© 2023 Jakub Spáčil, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Countermeasures against Cyber Operations: Moving forward?

Publié en ligne: 05 févr. 2024

Pages: 86 - 110

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2023-0016

Mots cléscountermeasures, cyber operations, unilateral remedies, state responsibility, collective countermeasures, forcible countermeasures, due diligence

© 2023 Jakub Spáčil, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
countermeasures, cyber operations, unilateral remedies, state responsibility, collective countermeasures, forcible countermeasures, due diligence