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ABSTRACT
This study is aimed at finding out the impact of Russian cyber-attacks on the United State 2016 presidential election. In conclusion state-sponsored cyber-attacks are a severe, global threat. Russia’s cyber-attack on the DNC demonstrated that the current international legal framework is woefully inadequate for combating this threat. The United States was forced to apply general and outdated international law principles. As a result, the United States may have violated those principles and issued a response that was ill suited for its goals: to punish Russia and deter future cyber-attacks. In the continued absence of legal reform, state-sponsored cyber-attacks will continue to occur and grow in sophistication. In order to effectively combat against state-sponsored cyber-attacks, countries should come together and negotiate a new, international treaty specifically tailored to the issue. This treaty should contain three provisions. First, it should identify a clear and comprehensive definition of “state sponsored cyber-attack. Second, it should create an international cyber security council. Third, it should expressly authorize a punishment for state sponsored cyber-attacks. The treaty would thereby deter states from committing these attacks and provide an effective remedy when they occur.
