23 Annex A Questionnaire on the Application of International Law within OAS Member States in the Cyber Context Verbal Note OEA/2.2/14/19 The Department of International Law of the Secretariat for Legal Affairs of the General Secretariat presents its compliments to the Permanent Missions to the Organization of American States and wishes to inform you that is conducting a study on the application of international law within OAS member States in the cyber context. To that end, the Committee respectfully requests to respond to the following questions: 1. Has your Government previously issued an official paper, speech, or similar statement summarizing how it understands international law applies to cyber operations? Please provide copies or links to any such statements. 2. Do existing fields of international law (including the prohibition on the use of force, the right of self-defense, international humanitarian law, and human rights) apply to cyberspace? Are there areas where the novelty of cyberspace excludes the application of a particular set of international legal rights or obligations? 3. Can a cyber operation by itself constitute a use of force? Can it constitute an armed attack that triggers a right of self-defense under Article 51 of the International Law and State Cyber Operations