The Czech Republic has joined a host of nations and organisations pronouncing on the applicability of international law in cyberspace (see here for the various positions). On 27 February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic formally published its Position Paper on the Application of International Law in Cyberspace. The position paper, developed in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence and the National Cyber and Information Security Agency, highlights the official position of the Czech Republic on eleven key issues: state sovereignty, the prohibition of intervention; peaceful settlement of disputes; the use of force; the law of neutrality; international humanitarian law; international human rights law; State responsibility and attribution; retorsion; and circumstances precluding wrongfulness. For more information and analysis, see the brief below.

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