Regulating Cybercrime

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Regulating Cybercrime
Leerdoelen	Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to: - Critically understand the main kinds of cyber-crimes, and commonly exploited computer vulnerabilities. - Map and analyze the regional and international frameworks and how they interact with national criminal law. - Interpret the main substantive and procedural criminal provisions in the Cybercrime Convention. - Critically reflect on how human rights law apply to cyber investigations and prosecutions. - Critically understand the problems of in the prosecution of cybercrime including preservation of electronic evidence. - Reflect on future challenges in the regulation of cybercrime. - Employ legal research and writing skills with reference to the cybercrime issues.
Omschrijving	New technologies, including the Internet, cloud technology and cryptocurrencies, enable new ways of committing crimes. This creates new challenges to traditional criminal law and to existing cybercrime legislation. This course will review these challenges, understands the limitations and possibilities of the current legal frameworks and reflects on the future regulation of cybercrimes. Particular emphasis will be placed on the definition of offences, on the procedural means to investigate and prosecute these crimes as outlined in the current Cybercrime Convention (ETS 185). A comparative view of the legal issues will be adopted, drawing especially on the international framework (including the Council of Europe and the European Union) and national approaches. The course will cover: a. definitions and categorisation of cybercrime; b. the relationships between cyberterrorism, cyberwarfare and cybercrime; c. content related cybercrime (such as child pornography; IP infringement; hate speech); d. offences against property (including fraud); e. computer assisted crimes: f. policing online behaviour (including responsibilities of internet service providers); g. prosecuting cybercrimes; h. discussion of key human rights cases relating to cyber investigations and prosecutions; i. the future of cybercrime (including a reflection on criminal responsibility in automation).
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	hoorcollege (14 2-hours lectures.)
Toetsvorm	presentatie(s), schriftelijk (essayvragen) (digitaal)
Vaksoort	b-niveau, juridisch
Coördinator	S.L. Schot, LLM.
Docent(en)	Prof. Dr. G.P. Mifsud Bonnici , S.L. Schot, LLM.
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Principles of Cybercrime Clough, Jonathan 9781107698161 ca. €  35,00 Reader
Entreevoorwaarden	This course is only accessible for students that have obtained at least 45 EC from their first year courses at research university level or that participate in a pre-approved pre-master or decree programme. This course is not open to non-law exchange students
Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Exchange programme Law 1 semester II a optional LLB International and European Law, Technology Law track 2 semester II a verplicht Pre-LLM International and European Law: track Global Criminal Law 1 semester II a compulsory Pre-LLM International and European Law: track International Human Rights Law  (Variant 1: for International Relations and/or Political Science students) 1 semester II a compulsory Pre-LLM International and European Law: track Public International Law  (Variant 1: for International Relations and/or Political Science students) 1 semester II a verplicht