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The rule of non-intervention is a longstanding rule of customary international law whose precise content has been a subject of constant contestation since its formation. As such, the rule has served as only a limited deterrent to state behavior. However, the growing prevalence of state-sponsored cyber political operations, such as Russia\u2019s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, has revived interest in defining the rule of non-intervention. Powerful states who historically have not been the strongest proponents of the rule, such as the United States, are now vocal about its applicability in the cyber context.<\/p>\n
This Note provides, in Parts I and II, an account of the historical debate over the definition of nonintervention. It provides a unique contribution to the scholarly literature through a novel comparative analysis, in Part III, of the terminology used by states to describe the rule of non-intervention\u2019s applicability to cyber operations. It then applies these various definitions, in Part IV, to a range of hypothetical cyber operations in order to help determine which operations might violate the rule of non-intervention. As the Note concludes, the rule\u2019s deterrent effect on future cyber political operations will depend in no small part on which state\u2019s definition, if any, becomes predominant.<\/p>\n
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