50. States that are Parties to Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions are required to review new weapons, means or methods of warfare to ensure compliance with IHL.32 This obligation applies in the context of cyber capabilities and activities, although not all cyber capabilities and activities will constitute a weapon or means or method of warfare.
32 [AP I], Art. 36; see also generally [Michael N Schmitt (ed), Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations (2nd edn, Cambridge University Press, 2017)], Rule 110 and accompanying commentary at 464.
Government of Canada, International Law Applicable in Cyberspace (22 April 2022)
