Decode Cybercrime Law.

The subject

What the subject covers

The computer offences, unauthorised access and impairment, online fraud, and the investigatory and jurisdictional issues they raise. Strong answers fix the precise offence and prove each element on the facts.

• Module 1 · HarmonisationWhat cybercrime is, and the Budapest and UN Conventions compared.
• Module 2 · Computer integrity offencesUnauthorised access, modification and impairment, and interception.
• Module 3 · Fraud, forgery and copyrightOld crimes by new means, and criminal copyright.
• Module 4 · Content offencesChild abuse material and intimate image abuse, including deepfakes.
• Module 5 · Communications offencesMenacing and harassing use, cyberstalking, and online grooming.
• Module 6 · Criminal jurisdictionBases of jurisdiction, extended geographical jurisdiction, and choosing the forum.
• Module 7 · Investigatory powersPreservation, production, search and interception, and proportionality.
• Module 8 · Encryption and protected dataGoing dark, exceptional access, and the systemic-weakness limit.
• Module 9 · Extradition and mutual assistanceExtradition, mutual legal assistance, and extraterritorial access.
• Module 10 · Direct access and mutual trustThe CLOUD Act, the IPO Act, e-Evidence, and the Second Protocol.

All ten module guides are published, each with the offences, the debate for the research essay, and auto-marked drills.

See the core subjects.