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This article aims to assess how disinformation can be regulated under International Humanitarian Law in armed conflicts.

July 8, 2026Cogent Social SciencesOpen Access

Disinformation as a weapon: legal limits of cognitive warfare under International Humanitarian Law

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This article examines legal conditions for regulating disinformation in armed conflict, suggesting implications for cognitive warfare.

This article aims to assess how disinformation can be regulated under International Humanitarian Law in armed conflicts.
Adopts a doctrinal methodology grounded in treaty interpretation.
Utilizes effects-based legal analysis.
Draws on primary legal sources and contemporary operational practices.
Identifies that disinformation does not fall outside the law but reveals limitations in current legal interpretations.
Advances a structured framework for interpreting legal principles related to non-kinetic operations.
Suggests that existing doctrines need refinement to address cognitive warfare effectively.

Thomas Sheku Marah (2026) studied this question.

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