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--- law:national:germany [2026/09/27 18:20] – Entry created (draft) lfpo
+++ law:national:germany [2026/10/01 14:09] (current) – Disclaimer reference added lfpo
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-====== Germany: Basic Law (Arts. 24, 25, 26(1)), Criminal Code (§ 80a StGB) and position paper "On the Application of International Law in Cyberspace" (2021) ======
+====== Germany: constitutional peace provisions and cyber position ======
-//Draft – editorial review pending. As of 27 September 2026.//
+//As of 1 October 2026. Information only, not legal advice – see the [[about:disclaimer|disclaimer]].//
+^ Full title | Germany: Basic Law (Arts. 24, 25, 26(1)), Criminal Code (§ 80a StGB) and position paper "On the Application of International Law in Cyberspace" (2021) |
 ^ Type | National law (constitution, criminal code) and official government position paper |
 ^ Adopted by | Parliamentary Council (Basic Law, 1949); Bundestag (§ 80a StGB); Federal Government (position paper) |
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 ^ Legal status | Basic Law and StGB: binding national law; position paper: non-binding statement of the Federal Government's legal views |
 ^ Official text | [[https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/|Grundgesetz (gesetze-im-internet.de)]] · [[https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__80a.html|§ 80a StGB (gesetze-im-internet.de)]] · [[https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/resource/blob/2446304/2ae17233b62966a4b7f16d50ca3c6802/on-the-application-of-international-law-in-cyberspace-data.pdf|Position paper (Federal Foreign Office)]] |
-^ Matrix position | constitutive · State–EU |
+^ Subject area | Use of force, intervention and cyber operations |
 ===== Overview =====
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 ===== Recent developments =====
-No recent developments recorded.
+  * 2026-06-25: First reading in the Bundestag of the Federal Government's bill to strengthen cybersecurity (Bundestag printed paper 21/6585), which would give the Federal Office for Information Security, the Federal Criminal Police Office and the Federal Police powers of active cyber defence, including redirecting data traffic and disrupting attacker infrastructure; referred to the Committee on Internal Affairs (German Bundestag).
 ===== Related entries =====
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   * [[https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/resource/blob/2446304/2ae17233b62966a4b7f16d50ca3c6802/on-the-application-of-international-law-in-cyberspace-data.pdf|Federal Government: On the Application of International Law in Cyberspace (March 2021)]], accessed 2026-09-27
   * [[https://documents.unoda.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Germany-Position-Paper-On-the-Application-of-International-Law-in-Cyberspace.pdf|Same position paper (UNODA repository)]], accessed 2026-09-27
+  * [[https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2026/kw26-de-cybersicherheit-1184344|Deutscher Bundestag, Textarchiv: Cybersicherheit (first reading, 25 June 2026)]], accessed 2026-10-01
 ===== Change log =====
   * 2026-09-27: Entry created (draft).
+  * 2026-09-30: Entry reviewed and finalised.
+  * 2026-10-01: Bill on active cyber defence added.