Military cyber operations in armed conflicts

the issue of attacks on dual use objects and critical infrastructure

Authors

  • Camila Ramos Rhoden Graduanda em Ciências Jurídicas e Sociais pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Student memberda UFRGS IHL Clinic, projeto de extensão da faculdade. Pesquisadora de Direito Internacional Humanitário
  • Luiza de Souza Fernandes Graduanda em Ciências Jurídicas e Sociais pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Coordenadora acadêmica da UFRGS IHL Clinic, projeto de extensão da faculdade. Pesquisadora de Direito Internacional Humanitário

Keywords:

Military Cyber Operations (MCOs), International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Critical Infrastructure, Dual-use objects

Abstract

Military cyber operations (MCOs) are increasingly being used by military forces around the world in times of armed conflict, having the issue of their legal use to be discussed and addressed from the perspective of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Cyberattacks, when used in conjunction with kinetic operations, can have a devastating effect on civilian lives and civilian objects by affecting a society's critical infrastructure, calling into question the legality of attacks on dual-use objects. Thus, solutions must be thought of and put into practice, so that civilian lives are affected as little as possible.

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2023-10-24

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Rhoden, C. R., & Fernandes, L. de S. (2023). Military cyber operations in armed conflicts: the issue of attacks on dual use objects and critical infrastructure. Revista Do Ministério Público Militar, 49(36), 435–457. Retrieved from https://revista.mpm.mp.br/rmpm/article/view/43

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