Cyber attacks and United Nations Charter

• Main Author: Jonev Katarina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, Belgrade 2017-01-01
• Series: NBP: Nauka, bezbednost, policija
• Subjects: the united nations; cyber attacks; cyber security; the un charter; aggression
• Online Access: https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-8872/2017/0354-88721702079J.pdf

The United Nations is the largest international organization with 193 member states. In the 21st century the influence of the United Nations as a global international organization has not decreased. Cyber attacks are a new form of potential warfare and do not fit into the traditional international framework governing the use of force. They appeared as a potential threat much later than the UN Charter, which entered into force in 1945. The aim of this paper is to present the interpretation of certain provisions of the UN Charter, primarily Article 2 (4) and Article 51, which could be used in the case of cyber attacks.