Cybercrime Tendencies and Legislation in the Republic of Macedonia

The advancement of information and communication technologies opens new venues and ways for cybercriminals to commit crime. There are several different types of cybercrime offences that need to be treated in a separate and different manner. The major international source that provides guidelines for...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal on criminal policy and research Jg. 22; H. 1; S. 127 - 151
Hauptverfasser: Rashkovski, Dragi, Naumovski, Vasko, Naumovski, Goce
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2016
Springer Nature B.V
Schlagworte:
Annual reports
Child pornography
Children
Communication
Communications technology
Complaints
Computer crime
Computer viruses
Computers
Crime
Criminal law
Criminology
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Cybercrime
Distribution
Electronic mail systems
Enforcement
Forgery
Fraud
Information sources
Information technology
Internet
Law and Criminology
Legislation
Legislatures
Macedonia (Greece)
Malware
Perpetrators
Piracy
Political Science
Pornography
Prevention
Prevention programs
Production
Ransomware
Statistical analysis
Victims
Macedonia (Greece)
Criminal law
Cybercrime
Macedonian legislature
ISSN:0928-1371, 1572-9869
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Zusammenfassung:The advancement of information and communication technologies opens new venues and ways for cybercriminals to commit crime. There are several different types of cybercrime offences that need to be treated in a separate and different manner. The major international source that provides guidelines for treatment of cybercrime is the Convention on Cybercrime adopted by the Council of Europe and the European Commission Action Plan. The purpose of the paper is to present, discuss and analyze the Macedonian legislation treating cybercrime, with respect to the specific cases typically encountered in practice and the international guidelines concerning cybercrime. The major source of cybercrime legislation in Macedonia is the Criminal Code with provisions thereof in ten of its articles; it addresses cybercrimes such as personal data abuse, copyright and piracy issues, production and distribution of child pornography, computer viruses, intrusions into computer systems, computer fraud and computer forgery. We also present and analyze reports on cybercrime complaints and victims from Macedonia, issued by the Internet Crime Complaint Center and the Macedonian Ministry of Internal Affairs. The reports reveal the unusually high number of complaints for perpetrators and victims originating from Macedonia. Furthermore, we highlight several recent cybercrime cases reported in Macedonia. All things considered, the Macedonian penal legislation is modern and it follows the current European and world standards. It provides guidelines for successful resolution of cybercrime committed in the Republic of Macedonia. However, it could be improved by a more active inclusion of Macedonian authorities in the global response to cybercrime and by stronger enforcement of cybercrime prevention measures and strategies.
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ISSN:0928-1371
1572-9869
DOI:10.1007/s10610-015-9277-7