Action against economic crime
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Resources: International cooperation against cybercrime
Cybercrime is very much transnational crime. Attacks launched by a person in one country or jurisdiction can affect persons in multiple other countries, and even an email communication sent to a person in the same country may generate electronic evidence elsewhere as data may be transmitted through servers in several countries.
At the same time electronic evidence is volatile. Thus urgent measures that are needed to preserve data at the national level are also necessary within the framework of international co-operation.
Chapter III of the Convention on Cybercrime provides a legal framework for international cooperation with general and specific measures, including the obligation of countries to cooperate to the widest extent possible, urgent measures to preserve data and efficient mutual legal assistance.
The Convention on Cybercrime is complemented by a wide range of other treaties of the Council of Europe on international cooperation in criminal matters (see Transnational Criminal Justice).
Important channels of cooperation include the I-24/7 global communication system of Interpol as well as the National Central Reference Points established by Interpol, that is, a network of designated investigators working in national computer crime units in more than 120 countries. |
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| Jan Spoenle |
Cloud computing
and cybercrime investigations: territoriality vs the power of disposal?
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August 2010 |
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Joseph Schwerha |
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January 2010 |
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Council of Europe/Economic Crime Division |
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April 2009 |
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Henrik Kaspersen |
Cybercrime and Internet jurisdiction (discussion paper prepared by the Project on Cybercrime)
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March 2009 |
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Pedro Verdelho |
March 2008 |
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