Book contents
- Cyber Operations and International Law
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law: 146
- Cyber Operations and International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- 1 Does International Law Matter in Cyberspace?
- Part I Attribution
- Part II The Lawfulness of Cyber Operations
- Part III Remedies against State-Sponsored Cyber Operations
- 9 State Responsibility and the Consequences of an Internationally Wrongful Cyber Operation
- 10 Measures of Self-Help against State-Sponsored Cyber Operations
- Part III – Conclusion
- 11 Conclusion
- Appendix Table Assessing the Lawfulness of Cyber Operations and Potential Responses
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
9 - State Responsibility and the Consequences of an Internationally Wrongful Cyber Operation
from Part III - Remedies against State-Sponsored Cyber Operations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2020
- Cyber Operations and International Law
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law: 146
- Cyber Operations and International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- 1 Does International Law Matter in Cyberspace?
- Part I Attribution
- Part II The Lawfulness of Cyber Operations
- Part III Remedies against State-Sponsored Cyber Operations
- 9 State Responsibility and the Consequences of an Internationally Wrongful Cyber Operation
- 10 Measures of Self-Help against State-Sponsored Cyber Operations
- Part III – Conclusion
- 11 Conclusion
- Appendix Table Assessing the Lawfulness of Cyber Operations and Potential Responses
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Summary
The existence of secondary rules of responsibility stems from two cumulative elements: a breach of an international obligation and the attribution of this breach to a State. The present chapter analyses the obligations owed by the State responsible for a cyber operation against another State: firstly, if the cyber operation has a continuing character, the responsible State is under the obligation to cease the operation; secondly, the responsible State may have to offer assurances and guarantees of non-repetition if required by the circumstances of the case; and thirdly, the responsible State has to repair the injury resulting from the cyber operation. Finally, it is necessary to examine the question of shared responsibility, which is applicable when multiple States are involved in the cyber operation.
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- Cyber Operations and International Law , pp. 381 - 422Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020