![]() It is now critical for the international community to affirm the applicability of international humanitarian law to the use of cyber operations during armed conflicts. ![]() International disputes must be settled by peaceful means, in cyberspace as in all other domains. Any use of force by States - cyber or kinetic - remains governed by the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant rules of customary international law, in particular the prohibition against the use of force. Affirming the applicability of IHL does not legitimize cyber warfare, just as it does not legitimize any other form of warfare.In the ICRC's view, international humanitarian law (IHL) limits cyber operations during armed conflicts just as it limits the use of any other weapon, means or method of warfare in an armed conflict, whether new or old. ![]() The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned by the potential human cost arising from the increasing use of cyber operations during armed conflicts.
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