The Law of Neutrality in Cyberspace

Author(s): Sean Cordey, Kevin Kohler
Editor(s): Nele Achten, Jakob Bund, Stefan Soesanto
Series: CSS Cyberdefense Reports
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2021

In a security environment characterized by increasing tension and geopolitical competition, studying neutrality provides an opportunity to explore a set of political-legal mechanisms and concepts, which historically have had protective and escalation mitigation functions and effects. This report provides a historical and technological background to neutrality and a breakdown of the legal debates regarding the application of the law of neutrality in cyberspace.

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