00797nas a2200121   4500000000100000008004100001260001500042100001600057245006400073856005900137520046500196022001400661       2023                            d  c2023-08-011 aLena Riecke00aUnmasking the Term 'Dual Use' in EU Spyware Export Control   uhttps://academic.oup.com/ejil/article/34/3/697/72749843 athis article illustrates how the term 'dual use' roots in a distinction between ‘peaceful’ and ‘non-peaceful’, or ‘civil’ and ‘military’ uses, and has gradually become associated with a broader dichotomy between ‘legitimate’ and ‘illegitimate’ purposes. Historically, this duality served not only to articulate the risks posed by certain technologies and indicate the rationale for their export control but also to justify their trade.   a0938-5428