Politiques / stratégies en matière de cybercriminalité
Saint Lucia adopted a National ICT Policy and Strategy in 2013, which constituted of a five-year plan to improve access to information and communications technology. No specific strategy on cybercrime has been adopted.
Législation sur la cybercriminalité
Droit matériel
Article 267 of Criminal Code (2005) (computer fraud) criminalises data and system interference. Illegal interception is criminalized under Interception of Communications Act (2005).
Article 9, Child pornography, of the Budapest Convention is addressed to a limited extent by Criminal Code Article 330. Article 8 (Computer Fraud) of the Budapest Convention, , is also somewhat addressed by current law. Saint Lucia is a Party to five intellectual property conventions; though, it is not known if it has criminalised accordingly per the requirements of Article 10 of the Budapest Convention is not known.
Droit procédural
The Criminal Code (2005) contains limited reference to computer search and seizure. The Interception of Communications Act (2005) deals with powers of interception of content and, by related definition, with monitoring of traffic. The Evidence act regulates general principles of electronic evidence admissibility and provides for production orders. These acts appear to include the BC requirements regarding confidentiality and assistance to law enforcement by private persons.
Lois et règlements connexes
Institutions spécialisées
Work is underway for establishing a national CERT, according to the latest news on the subject dating from January 2020.
Coopération internationale
Guides pratiques, modèles et meilleures pratiques
Saint Lucia has a detailed Mutual Legal Assistance Act from 2008. It could potentially cover some of the international cooperation requirements in Budapest Convention, but it does not explicitly mention electronic evidence and it is not known whether it has been utilised for electronic evidence. It does not seem to provide for the more-rapid communication methods that Budapest Convention permits for urgent mutual legal assistance requests.
Jurisprudence / droit jurisprudent
Sources et liens
These profiles do not necessarily reflect official positions of the States covered or of the Council of Europe.
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- Site internet Cybercriminalité
- Modèle : Demande d'information sur le souscripteur dans le cadre de l'entraide judiciaire (Article 31 de la Convention de Budapest). Versions anglaises et bilingues disponibles.
- Modèle : Demande de Préservation des Données (Articles 29 et 30 de la Convention de Budapest). Versions anglaises et bilingues disponibles.