Sovereignty, Non-Intervention and Self-Defense in Cyberspace

The Article outlines some issues regarding the interpretation and application of the principles of sovereignty and non-intervention in cyberspace and then focuses on the latest expansive theories on self-defense. The Article wonders whether the application of a modern law of self-defence in cyberspace would not dramatically change the overall legal landscape on the use of force that was firmly codified by the UN Charter in 1945 for the real world. CONTENTS: 1. Introductory remarks. – 2. The 2018 UN General Assembly Resolution 73/27 on the developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security. – 3. The principle of sovereignty in cyberspace. – 4. The principle of non-intervention in domestic affairs in cyberspace. – 5. Self-defense against imminent cyber armed attacks. – 6. A modern law of self-defense in cyberspace: changing the legal landscape on the use of force in international relations?