Fifth Report: Improving Transparency: International Law and State Cyber Operations
Date of Publication
1-1-2023 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Cybersecurity
Keywords
transparency, international law, state cyber operations, Cybersecurity
Description
The document is the fifth and final report on improving transparency with respect to how Member States understand the application of international law to State cyber operations. The report aims to contribute to a broader trend in international relations seeking more transparency on how nation States understand international law’s application to cyberspace. The report identifies four goals, including identifying areas of convergence and divergence in how States understand what international legal rules apply and how they do so, limiting risks of inadvertent escalation or conflict due to States having different understandings of international law’s application, and affording the OAS and its Member States an appropriate voice in global conversations about international law’s application. The report is not designed to codify or progressively develop international law, nor even to identify best practices or general guidance.
Fifth Report: Improving Transparency: International Law and State Cyber Operations
The document is the fifth and final report on improving transparency with respect to how Member States understand the application of international law to State cyber operations. The report aims to contribute to a broader trend in international relations seeking more transparency on how nation States understand international law’s application to cyberspace. The report identifies four goals, including identifying areas of convergence and divergence in how States understand what international legal rules apply and how they do so, limiting risks of inadvertent escalation or conflict due to States having different understandings of international law’s application, and affording the OAS and its Member States an appropriate voice in global conversations about international law’s application. The report is not designed to codify or progressively develop international law, nor even to identify best practices or general guidance.
