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 ====== Timeline ====== ====== Timeline ======
  
-//As of 30 September 2026.//+//As of 1 October 2026.//
  
 This timeline lists, in chronological order, the instruments, decisions, reports and process milestones described in the entries of this site; each item links to the entry in which it is described. This timeline lists, in chronological order, the instruments, decisions, reports and process milestones described in the entries of this site; each item links to the entry in which it is described.
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   * 11 June 2010 – Kampala Review Conference adopts the aggression amendments (Art. 8 bis) – [[law:icl:rome_statute|Rome Statute: crime of aggression]]   * 11 June 2010 – Kampala Review Conference adopts the aggression amendments (Art. 8 bis) – [[law:icl:rome_statute|Rome Statute: crime of aggression]]
   * 2011 – Human Rights Committee adopts General Comment No. 34 on Art. 19 ICCPR – [[law:hr:iccpr|International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)]]   * 2011 – Human Rights Committee adopts General Comment No. 34 on Art. 19 ICCPR – [[law:hr:iccpr|International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)]]
 +  * 16 June 2011 – Human Rights Council endorses the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (resolution 17/4) – [[law:un:guiding_principles_business|UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (2011)]]
   * 2012 – Rabat Plan of Action on incitement to hatred – [[law:hr:iccpr|International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)]]   * 2012 – Rabat Plan of Action on incitement to hatred – [[law:hr:iccpr|International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)]]
   * 2013 – GGE report A/68/98 affirms the applicability of international law to State use of ICTs – [[law:un:ict_norms|UN framework of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace]]   * 2013 – GGE report A/68/98 affirms the applicability of international law to State use of ICTs – [[law:un:ict_norms|UN framework of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace]]
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   * 2017 – Tallinn Manual 2.0 published – [[law:soft:tallinn_manual|Tallinn Manual 2.0 (2017)]]   * 2017 – Tallinn Manual 2.0 published – [[law:soft:tallinn_manual|Tallinn Manual 2.0 (2017)]]
   * June 2017 – EU Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox established – [[law:eu:cyber_sanctions|EU cyber sanctions regime (2019)]]   * June 2017 – EU Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox established – [[law:eu:cyber_sanctions|EU cyber sanctions regime (2019)]]
 +  * June 2017 – NotPetya malware causes worldwide damage to companies – [[law:courts:merck_notpetya|Merck v. Ace American, NotPetya and the war exclusion (2023)]]
   * 17 July 2018 – ICC jurisdiction over the crime of aggression activated – [[law:icl:rome_statute|Rome Statute: crime of aggression]]   * 17 July 2018 – ICC jurisdiction over the crime of aggression activated – [[law:icl:rome_statute|Rome Statute: crime of aggression]]
   * September 2018 – Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (A/HRC/39/64) – [[law:icl:genocide_convention|Genocide Convention (1948)]]   * September 2018 – Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (A/HRC/39/64) – [[law:icl:genocide_convention|Genocide Convention (1948)]]
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   * 17 May 2019 – EU cyber sanctions framework adopted (Decision (CFSP) 2019/797, Regulation (EU) 2019/796) – [[law:eu:cyber_sanctions|EU cyber sanctions regime (2019)]]   * 17 May 2019 – EU cyber sanctions framework adopted (Decision (CFSP) 2019/797, Regulation (EU) 2019/796) – [[law:eu:cyber_sanctions|EU cyber sanctions regime (2019)]]
   * November 2019 – ICRC position paper on IHL and cyber operations during armed conflicts – [[law:ihl:ap1|Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions (1977)]]   * November 2019 – ICRC position paper on IHL and cyber operations during armed conflicts – [[law:ihl:ap1|Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions (1977)]]
 +  * 12 December 2019 – Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration launched at the Peace Palace – [[law:soft:hague_rules_bhr|Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration (2019)]]
  
 ===== 2020s ===== ===== 2020s =====
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   * 12 May 2022 – Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention opened for signature – [[law:coe:budapest|Budapest Convention on Cybercrime (2001)]]   * 12 May 2022 – Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention opened for signature – [[law:coe:budapest|Budapest Convention on Cybercrime (2001)]]
   * 16 June 2022 – Strengthened EU Code of Practice on Disinformation presented – [[law:eu:disinformation_code|EU Code of Conduct on Disinformation]]   * 16 June 2022 – Strengthened EU Code of Practice on Disinformation presented – [[law:eu:disinformation_code|EU Code of Conduct on Disinformation]]
 +  * 17 August 2022 – Lloyd's Market Bulletin Y5381 on State-backed cyber-attack exclusions – [[law:soft:lloyds_cyber_exclusions|Lloyd's requirements on State-backed cyber-attack exclusions (2022)]]
   * August 2022 – Report of the Secretary-General on countering disinformation (A/77/287) – [[law:un:disinformation_resolutions|UN resolutions on countering disinformation]]   * August 2022 – Report of the Secretary-General on countering disinformation (A/77/287) – [[law:un:disinformation_resolutions|UN resolutions on countering disinformation]]
   * 19 October 2022 – Digital Services Act adopted – [[law:eu:dsa|EU Digital Services Act (2022)]]   * 19 October 2022 – Digital Services Act adopted – [[law:eu:dsa|EU Digital Services Act (2022)]]
   * 14 December 2022 – NIS2 and CER Directives adopted – [[law:eu:nis2_cer|EU NIS2 and CER Directives (2022)]]   * 14 December 2022 – NIS2 and CER Directives adopted – [[law:eu:nis2_cer|EU NIS2 and CER Directives (2022)]]
 +  * 16 February 2023 – REAIM 2023 Call to Action adopted in The Hague – [[law:soft:reaim|REAIM documents on responsible AI in the military domain (2023–2026)]]
 +  * 1 May 2023 – New Jersey Appellate Division rules that the war exclusion does not apply to NotPetya losses – [[law:courts:merck_notpetya|Merck v. Ace American, NotPetya and the war exclusion (2023)]]
   * 5 October 2023 – Joint call by the UN Secretary-General and the ICRC President for a treaty on autonomous weapons by 2026 – [[gaps:laws_treaty|Gap: treaty on autonomous weapons systems]]   * 5 October 2023 – Joint call by the UN Secretary-General and the ICRC President for a treaty on autonomous weapons by 2026 – [[gaps:laws_treaty|Gap: treaty on autonomous weapons systems]]
   * 22 December 2023 – General Assembly resolution 78/241 on lethal autonomous weapons systems – [[law:un:laws|UN and CCW processes on autonomous weapons]]   * 22 December 2023 – General Assembly resolution 78/241 on lethal autonomous weapons systems – [[law:un:laws|UN and CCW processes on autonomous weapons]]
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   * 17 May 2024 – Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI adopted – [[law:coe:ai_convention|Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI (2024)]]   * 17 May 2024 – Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI adopted – [[law:coe:ai_convention|Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI (2024)]]
   * 13 June 2024 – EU Artificial Intelligence Act adopted – [[law:eu:ai_act|EU Artificial Intelligence Act (2024)]]   * 13 June 2024 – EU Artificial Intelligence Act adopted – [[law:eu:ai_act|EU Artificial Intelligence Act (2024)]]
 +  * 10 September 2024 – Blueprint for Action adopted at the REAIM summit in Seoul – [[law:soft:reaim|REAIM documents on responsible AI in the military domain (2023–2026)]]
   * 22 September 2024 – Global Digital Compact adopted with the Pact for the Future – [[law:un:global_digital_compact|Global Digital Compact (2024)]]   * 22 September 2024 – Global Digital Compact adopted with the Pact for the Future – [[law:un:global_digital_compact|Global Digital Compact (2024)]]
 +  * 8 October 2024 – EU establishes the sanctions regime on Russia's destabilising activities – [[law:eu:russia_destabilisation_sanctions|EU sanctions regime on Russia's destabilising activities (2024)]]
 +  * 23 October 2024 – EU Product Liability Directive and Cyber Resilience Act adopted – [[law:eu:product_liability|EU Product Liability Directive (2024)]] · [[law:eu:cyber_resilience_act|EU Cyber Resilience Act (2024)]]
   * 31 October 2024 – 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent adopts resolution on ICT activities during armed conflict – [[law:ihl:ap1|Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions (1977)]]   * 31 October 2024 – 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent adopts resolution on ICT activities during armed conflict – [[law:ihl:ap1|Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions (1977)]]
   * 2 December 2024 – General Assembly resolution 79/62 on lethal autonomous weapons systems – [[law:un:laws|UN and CCW processes on autonomous weapons]]   * 2 December 2024 – General Assembly resolution 79/62 on lethal autonomous weapons systems – [[law:un:laws|UN and CCW processes on autonomous weapons]]
   * 24 December 2024 – UN Convention against Cybercrime adopted (resolution 79/243) – [[law:un:cybercrime_convention|UN Convention against Cybercrime (2024)]]   * 24 December 2024 – UN Convention against Cybercrime adopted (resolution 79/243) – [[law:un:cybercrime_convention|UN Convention against Cybercrime (2024)]]
 +  * December 2024 – General Assembly resolution 79/239 on artificial intelligence in the military domain – [[law:un:military_ai|UN resolutions on AI in the military domain]]
   * 2 February 2025 – Prohibitions under Art. 5 AI Act apply – [[law:eu:ai_act|EU Artificial Intelligence Act (2024)]]   * 2 February 2025 – Prohibitions under Art. 5 AI Act apply – [[law:eu:ai_act|EU Artificial Intelligence Act (2024)]]
   * 13 February 2025 – Code of Practice on Disinformation integrated into the DSA framework as a Code of Conduct – [[law:eu:disinformation_code|EU Code of Conduct on Disinformation]]   * 13 February 2025 – Code of Practice on Disinformation integrated into the DSA framework as a Code of Conduct – [[law:eu:disinformation_code|EU Code of Conduct on Disinformation]]
 +  * 4 April 2025 – Pall Mall Process Code of Practice for States published – [[law:soft:pall_mall|Pall Mall Process Code of Practice for States (2025)]]
   * 7–9 July 2025 – Special session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties on the aggression amendments – [[law:icl:rome_statute|Rome Statute: crime of aggression]]   * 7–9 July 2025 – Special session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties on the aggression amendments – [[law:icl:rome_statute|Rome Statute: crime of aggression]]
   * 11 July 2025 – Final report of the Open-ended Working Group 2021–2025 adopted, establishing a permanent Global Mechanism – [[law:un:ict_norms|UN framework of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace]]   * 11 July 2025 – Final report of the Open-ended Working Group 2021–2025 adopted, establishing a permanent Global Mechanism – [[law:un:ict_norms|UN framework of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace]]
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   * 25–26 October 2025 – UN Convention against Cybercrime opened for signature in Hanoi – [[law:un:cybercrime_convention|UN Convention against Cybercrime (2024)]]   * 25–26 October 2025 – UN Convention against Cybercrime opened for signature in Hanoi – [[law:un:cybercrime_convention|UN Convention against Cybercrime (2024)]]
   * 1 December 2025 – General Assembly resolutions 80/16 (ICT security) and 80/57 (lethal autonomous weapons systems) – [[law:un:ict_norms|UN framework of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace]] · [[law:un:laws|UN and CCW processes on autonomous weapons]]   * 1 December 2025 – General Assembly resolutions 80/16 (ICT security) and 80/57 (lethal autonomous weapons systems) – [[law:un:ict_norms|UN framework of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace]] · [[law:un:laws|UN and CCW processes on autonomous weapons]]
 +  * 1 December 2025 – General Assembly resolution 80/23 on possible risks of integrating AI into nuclear command, control and communications – [[law:un:military_ai|UN resolutions on AI in the military domain]]
   * 3 December 2025 – ICC Office of the Prosecutor launches its Policy on Cyber-enabled Crimes – [[law:icl:rome_statute|Rome Statute: crime of aggression]]   * 3 December 2025 – ICC Office of the Prosecutor launches its Policy on Cyber-enabled Crimes – [[law:icl:rome_statute|Rome Statute: crime of aggression]]
   * 5 December 2025 – First non-compliance decision under the Digital Services Act – [[law:eu:dsa|EU Digital Services Act (2022)]]   * 5 December 2025 – First non-compliance decision under the Digital Services Act – [[law:eu:dsa|EU Digital Services Act (2022)]]
 +  * 5 December 2025 – General Assembly resolution 80/58 on artificial intelligence in the military domain – [[law:un:military_ai|UN resolutions on AI in the military domain]]
   * 12–29 January 2026 – ICJ merits hearings in //The Gambia v. Myanmar// – [[law:icl:genocide_convention|Genocide Convention (1948)]]   * 12–29 January 2026 – ICJ merits hearings in //The Gambia v. Myanmar// – [[law:icl:genocide_convention|Genocide Convention (1948)]]
 +  * 4–5 February 2026 – A Coruña Declaration adopted at the third REAIM summit – [[law:soft:reaim|REAIM documents on responsible AI in the military domain (2023–2026)]]
   * 30–31 March 2026 – Organizational session of the Global Mechanism on ICTs – [[law:un:ict_norms|UN framework of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace]]   * 30–31 March 2026 – Organizational session of the Global Mechanism on ICTs – [[law:un:ict_norms|UN framework of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace]]
   * 15 May 2026 – European Union becomes a Party to the Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI – [[law:coe:ai_convention|Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI (2024)]]   * 15 May 2026 – European Union becomes a Party to the Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI – [[law:coe:ai_convention|Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI (2024)]]
 +  * 15 May 2026 – Pope Leo XIV signs the encyclical //Magnifica humanitas//, including passages on autonomous weapons and cyberspace – [[law:statements:magnifica_humanitas|Encyclical Magnifica humanitas (2026)]]
   * 22 May 2026 – Eleventh NPT Review Conference ends without a consensus outcome document – [[gaps:nc3|Gap: protection of nuclear command, control and communications]]   * 22 May 2026 – Eleventh NPT Review Conference ends without a consensus outcome document – [[gaps:nc3|Gap: protection of nuclear command, control and communications]]
   * 20–24 July 2026 – First substantive plenary session of the Global Mechanism on ICTs – [[law:un:ict_norms|UN framework of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace]]   * 20–24 July 2026 – First substantive plenary session of the Global Mechanism on ICTs – [[law:un:ict_norms|UN framework of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace]]
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   * 25 August 2026 – Renewed call by the UN Secretary-General and the ICRC President for rules on autonomous weapons – [[gaps:laws_treaty|Gap: treaty on autonomous weapons systems]]   * 25 August 2026 – Renewed call by the UN Secretary-General and the ICRC President for rules on autonomous weapons – [[gaps:laws_treaty|Gap: treaty on autonomous weapons systems]]
   * 5 September 2026 – CCW Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems concludes its final session under the 2024–2026 mandate – [[law:un:laws|UN and CCW processes on autonomous weapons]]   * 5 September 2026 – CCW Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems concludes its final session under the 2024–2026 mandate – [[law:un:laws|UN and CCW processes on autonomous weapons]]
 +  * 11 September 2026 – Reporting obligations under the Cyber Resilience Act apply; ENISA single reporting platform launched – [[law:eu:cyber_resilience_act|EU Cyber Resilience Act (2024)]]
 +  * 17 September 2026 – Seychelles accedes to the Budapest Convention as its 83rd Party – [[law:coe:budapest|Budapest Convention on Cybercrime (2001)]]
   * 16–20 November 2026 (scheduled) – Seventh CCW Review Conference, Geneva – [[law:un:laws|UN and CCW processes on autonomous weapons]]   * 16–20 November 2026 (scheduled) – Seventh CCW Review Conference, Geneva – [[law:un:laws|UN and CCW processes on autonomous weapons]]
 +  * 9 December 2026 (scheduled) – EU Product Liability Directive applies – [[law:eu:product_liability|EU Product Liability Directive (2024)]]
  
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