The Delegate of the Islamic Republic of Iran firstly appreciated the work of AALCO and the Rapporteur of the OEWG on Cyberspace on the topic, and especially for preparation of the questionnaire on international cooperation in dealing with cybercrimes. [...] He stated that one of the primary reasons for the same is the divergence in the views of States regarding the nature of the use of this domain. [...] One group to which Russia belongs tries to develop legal aspects of the peaceful use of ICTs including practical issues of protecting the sovereign equality of States, non-interference and cooperation, while on the other hand the other group of States put on top analysis of military use of ICTs including the applicability of Article 51 of the UN Charter and the right of self-defence, he noted. [...] In the 2020 Report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the right to privacy submitted to the UN General Assembly, the Rapporteur examined two particular aspects of the impact of COVID- 19 on the right to privacy: data protection and surveillance. [...] The International Court of Justice has opined that Articles 2(4) and 51 of the UN Charter regarding the prohibition on use of force and self-defence, respectively, apply to ‘any use of force, regardless of the weapons employed’.26 Nevertheless, there are a number of legal issues associated with the application of international law on the use of force, to cyber- attacks.
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