The Cyber warfare according to the rules of international law

Abstract

Abstract: The principle of prohibiting the use or threat of the use of force directed against the political independence and territorial integrity of States is a peremptory norm of international law recognized in the Charter of UN, with acknowledging the exceptions mentioned exclusively to the aforementioned principle, such as legitimate defense, actions taken in cases of threats to and breaches of peace, aggression, and the principle of the right to self-determination, Cyber warfare can be among those exceptions as a State's digital attacks against another to avert possible aggression, In order to preserve its existence and sovereignty, it involves wrongful acts to counter another previous wrongful act of aggression. Cyber warfare cannot be absolutely permitted without restrictions, are should be justified in carrying out attacks against other States under the pretext of threatening them, There is a need for evidence and evidence to substantiate the allegation of a state of aggression and serious aggression, and further demonstrates the proportionality of the defence's actions to the dangers of the aggression threatened by it, Otherwise, it goes beyond the aim of permitting such wars by stopping or preventing aggression. as a basis for international criminal and civil responsibility.