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
- 2 Attribution to a Machine or a Human: A Technical Process
- 3 The Question of Evidence: From Technical to Legal Attribution
- 4 Attribution to a State
- Part I – Conclusion
- Part II The Lawfulness of Cyber Operations
- Part III Remedies against State-Sponsored Cyber Operations
- 11 Conclusion
- Appendix Table Assessing the Lawfulness of Cyber Operations and Potential Responses
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
4 - Attribution to a State
from Part I - Attribution
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
- 2 Attribution to a Machine or a Human: A Technical Process
- 3 The Question of Evidence: From Technical to Legal Attribution
- 4 Attribution to a State
- Part I – Conclusion
- Part II The Lawfulness of Cyber Operations
- Part III Remedies against State-Sponsored Cyber Operations
- 11 Conclusion
- Appendix Table Assessing the Lawfulness of Cyber Operations and Potential Responses
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Summary
This chapter focuses on attribution from an international law perspective, that is to say the attribution of a conduct to a State or another subject of international law. The attribution, also referred to as the imputation, is the legal operation aiming at determining whether an act or omission is to be characterised as an act of the State under international law. The present chapter deals with the attribution of cyber operations to States. Its structure is mainly articulated around the Articles on State Responsibility adopted by the International Law Commission in 2001, which reflect the norms of customary international law on State Responsibility.
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- Cyber Operations and International Law , pp. 111 - 188Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020