Specific legislation is the basis for criminal justice action on cybercrime and electronic evidence. Many governments around the world have undertaken legal reforms, often using the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime as a guideline. However, cybercrime legislation also needs to meet human rights and rule of law requirements to prevent misuse. The aim of this workshop is to review progress made worldwide in terms of cybercrime legislation and to identify possible risks and challenges.
Zahid JAMIL
Barrister-at-law
Jamil & Jamil, Pakistan
Pedro VERDELHO
Public Prosecutor
General Prosecutor's Office of Lisbon
Procuradoria General da Republica, Portugal
James LUTUI
Director of Public Prosecution
Attorney General's Office, Tonga
Jacqueline FICK
Advocate, Chief Executive Officer
VizStrat Solutions, South Africa
David SIMMONS
Chairman
Law Reform Commission
Office of the Attorney-General, Barbados
Alexandros Ioannis KARGOPOULOS
Programme Officer
Research & Data Unit
EU Fundamental Rights Agency
Presentations
- Results of a survey by the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe, Giorgi Jokhadze
- Global State of Cyber Legislation South African Perspective, Jacqueline Fick
- Challenges of implementing procedural law from the perspective of fundamental rights safeguards and guarantees, Alexandros Ioannis Kargopoulos
Resources
- Council of Europe, The global state of cybercrime legislation: Update 2021
- Council of Europe, Octopus Cybercrime Community (country wikis and legal profiles)
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Cybercrime Repository (SHERLOC)
- European Commission, EU Law on Cybercrime (repository)
- Council of Europe (CyberEast project), Evaluation of substantive cybercrime law and laws relating to sections of the Istanbul Convention and Lazarote Convention, September 2020
- Council of Europe, Conditions and safeguards under Article 15 of the Convention on Cybercrime in the Eastern Partnership, May 2018
- Judgement No ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/20, Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Handbook on European law relating to cybercrime and fundamental rights (2017)