Chapter

Use of cyber means to enforce unilateral coercive measures in international law

Ali Abusedra, Abu Bakar Munir and Md. Toriqul Islam

Unilateral sanctions in international law

Oxford ; London ; New York ; New Delhi ; Sydney : Hart, 2021

p. 301-325

English

The objective of this chapter is to examine the use of cyber means to enforce unilateral coercive measures in international law. In doing so it considers the relationship between sanction regimes and cyberwarfare, and what might influence the effectiveness of such measures. It begins by discussing the concept of "cyber warfare" and the threats that cyberattacks pose to States, organizations and the international legal order. It then considers sanctions as a response to cyberwarfare, and whether there exists any basis in international law to support the imposition of sanctions as a consequence of cyberattacks. It also examines existing unilateral legal and institutional frameworks to address the threat of cyberwarfare and the need for cross-border law enforcement co-operation in confronting cyberattacks.

• Unilateral sanctions in international law / edited by Surya P. Subedi