The European Union Institute for Security Studies – implementor of the EU Cyber Diplomacy Initiative, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Luiss Guido Carli University, The China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) and Xiamen University convene a joint Sino-European Expert Working Group on the Application of International Law in Cyberspace (EWG-IL).
On 19–20 September 2024, they held their fourth meeting at LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy. The Expert Working Group provides a platform for exchange among European and Chinese legal experts to examine the application of international law in cyberspace, and to ponder related problems from a theoretically legal perspective.
During the two-day meeting, experts delved into case studies to guide their discussions, and further explored topics including countermeasures and jurisdiction, cyber non-intervention, and the protection of critical infrastructure.