Conflicts in Cyberspace

Applicability of International Law to Conflicts in Cyberspace in 2013 (Continuation)

United States views on international law [1] in relation to Applicability of International Law to Conflicts in Cyberspace: The United States is pleased to join consensus to affirm the applicability of international law to cyberspace. With that clear affirmation, this consensus report sends a strong signal: states must act in cyberspace under the established international rules and principles that have guided their actions for decades—in peacetime and during conflict.

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The United States looks forward to future dialogue on these issues with the international community.

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On June 17, 2013, the White House released the Joint Statement by the Presidents of the United States of America and the Russian Federation on a New Field of Cooperation in Confidence Building. The Joint Statement appears below and is available at (President's Subdomain) whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/17/joint-statement-on-a-new-fieldof-cooperation-in-confidence-building.

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We, the Presidents of the United States of America and the Russian Federation, recognize the unprecedented progress in the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), the new capacity they create for the economies and societies of our countries, and the increasing interdependence of the modern world.

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We recognize that threats to or in the use of ICTs include political-military and criminal threats, as well as threats of a terrorist nature, and are some of the most serious national and international security challenges we face in the 21st Century. We affirm the importance of cooperation between the United States of America and the Russian Federation for the purpose of enhancing bilateral understanding in this area. We view this cooperation as essential to safeguarding the security of our countries, and to achieving security and reliability in the use of ICTs that are essential to innovation and global interoperability.

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1. Applicability of International Law to Conflicts in Cyberspace in the Digest of United States Practice in International Law