international responsibility liability resulting from cyber attacks

Abstract

Cyber-attacks have become one of the difficult challenges facing those in charge of applying the rules of public international law. This is due to the difficulty of determining their nature and elements, which in turn affects international security and sovereignty. Therefore, the research aims to identify international responsibility for cyber-attacks, in order to achieve the goal The research and solution to its problem depends on the descriptive and analytical approach, and the research reached many results, the most important of which is that the cyber-attack depends on the use of the latest advanced technical methods, meaning that it reflects the tremendous development in the technological revolution, Therefore, the keyboard and computer software have become more destructive and dangerous to the world. Therefore, cyber attacks have become low cost. Electronic or cybercrimes, as international cross-border crimes, are combated under international law. Therefore, the international community is responsible for these attacks as a result of the damage they cause to another country. The study recommended the need to reconsider international law, and add legal texts that include effective sanctions and punishments for the perpetrators of this type of crime.