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  • Essay / Three types of cyberwar in Small Wars Journal by David...

    There are three types of cyberwar. ITC regulatory framework, criminal law and the law of armed conflict. The last, the law of armed conflict, was applied to the Georgian case. This type of warfare was applied to the Russian-Georgian conflict due to the truly hostile situation between the two states, which led to escalation and the use of armed forces and conflicts. Russia says its only intention was to “defend the lives and dignity of its citizens” in South Ossetia and Georgia. Russia describes its action as a peacekeeping operation, but from an international perspective, the LOAC (Law of Armed Conflict) applies exactly to the case. The law of state responsibility is based on the concept agency, so to assign responsibility to a state we must answer key questions:1. Did the person act as an agent of a particular state? 2. Are its actions considered actions of that state? As for private actions, the State cannot be responsible for them, its responsibility can only be indirect, which means that the State can tolerate private action, or will not be able to prevent it. In 2001, rules of state conduct were created, these rules included the responsibilities that states assumed in cases of internationally wrongful acts. Among these articles, the 12th article describes that a violation of international law takes place when a state acts unlawfully and evades its obligations granted to it by international law. And of course, whether this act is wrong or not is decided by international law. States have adopted non-binding instruments, which are a kind of guidelines but which lack precision in case States do not adhere to the stated principles and receive sanctions, but there is still no... ... middle of paper ......e disorganization of the country's government bodies and sow chaos in the financial system. The Russian army appears to be a defender of the interests of its citizens in Estonia. Jart Armin, a researcher who investigates the activities of the RBNC (Russian Business Network) and publishes information on its website, provided information on Georgian sites during a cyberattack that was rerouted through other servers in Russia and Turkey, he noted that the servers: “are well known to be under the control of RBN and influenced by the Russian government. » According to his information, the situation has also improved thanks to German intervention, which made Georgian sites available by redirecting traffic to their own servers. But before the war started. The Russian government hired hackers who did not belong to military structures.