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 ====== Germany: constitutional peace provisions and cyber position ====== ====== Germany: constitutional peace provisions and cyber position ======
  
-//As of 30 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) | ^ 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) |
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 ===== Recent developments ===== ===== 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 ===== ===== 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://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://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 ===== ===== Change log =====
   * 2026-09-27: Entry created (draft).   * 2026-09-27: Entry created (draft).
   * 2026-09-30: Entry reviewed and finalised.   * 2026-09-30: Entry reviewed and finalised.
 +  * 2026-10-01: Bill on active cyber defence added.
  
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