Cyber Warfare – The New Theatre of War and Its Legislative Clarifications –

This study aims to highlight the growing strategic importance assumed by the field of cybernetics in the dynamics of international politics. Cyberspace, an artificial environment created par excellence by human activity, has become crucial for power in the 21st century. After land, water, air and outer space, cyberspace represents the fifth dimension of new conflicts. In order to overcome these obstacles, I have chosen to clarify, from a legislative point of view, the status of this new dimension of conflict management. For the most part, official documents found in open sources define cyberwarfare as the use of incisive techniques for intrusion or sabotage an actor’s information and physical resources, actions carried out in the context of a conflict, through the use of technology and telecommunications networks, which aim to compromise the defence, functioning, as well as the economic and socio-political stability of the adversary.