Cyber Warfare and Protection of Civilian under International Humanitarian Law

Abstract

Cyberspace is shared by the people and military both, and cyber warfare is
developing a fifth domain of warfare. The intricate cosmos of cyber warfare
nurtures several queries regarding the meanings, variances with other warfare
and compatibility with jus ad bellum and jus in bello. The solution of some
queries lies in construal of existing law armed conflict and others remain open
and without an obvious solution. In this paper we will shed some light on those
queries whether current international legal regime can cope with the new form
of warfare which has already developed as a fifth domain of warfare