Cyberwarfare and International Humanitarian Law: ICRC Launches Global Advisory Board on Digital Threats during Armed Conflict
Due to rapid technological developments, warfare has been and is changing. From a humanitarian perspective, new technologies bring both opportunities and challenges. Indeed, new technologies might offer better protection of civilians during armed conflict, but they can also pose new threats to both civilians and armed forces (ICRC Position Paper, 2019, 3-4). At the same time, new technologies often challenge the application and implementation of state-centred international humanitarian law (IHL) (ICRC, 2021).
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8 July 2021