CYBERWARFARE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF STATES
CYBERWARFARE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF STATES

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide a general insight into the questionable nascence of theinternational custom in the context of cybersecurity and the most relevant attempt to drafta document regarding the subject matter from the Western perspective, taking into accountthe lack of any widely accepted international convention regarding the cyber security. Moreover,the paper analyzes legal requirements for finding a state responsible for a cyber attack bymeans of Article 2 of the ILC’s Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts. Specifically, it analyzes legal requirements necessary to attribute a certain conduct toa state. Also, it considers if cyber attacks in general can be treated as the use of force withinthe meaning of article 2.4 of the UN Charter. Moreover, it examines whether the doctrine of due diligence can be used while accusing a state for a breach of its international obligations

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