CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................................... v
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... ix
KEY FINDINGS AND OPTIONS...................................................................................................... xi
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. xvii
CHAPTER ONE: CONNECTIVITY AND CYBERCRIME ................................1
1.1.
The global connectivity revolution............................................................................................... 1
1.2.
Contemporary cybercrime ............................................................................................................. 4
1.3.
Cybercrime as a growing challenge .............................................................................................. 6
1.4.
Describing cybercrime.................................................................................................................. 11
CHAPTER TWO: THE GLOBAL PICTURE .............................................................. 23
2.1. Measuring cybercrime ....................................................................................................................... 23
2.2. The global cybercrime picture ......................................................................................................... 25
2.3. Cybercrime perpetrators ................................................................................................................... 39
CHAPTER THREE: LEGISLATION AND FRAMEWORKS
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3.1. Introduction – The role of law ........................................................................................................ 51
3.2. Divergence and harmonization of laws ......................................................................................... 56
3.3. Overview of international and regional instruments ................................................................... 63
3.4. Implementing multilateral instruments at the national level ...................................................... 72
CHAPTER FOUR: CRIMINALIZATION ........................................................................ 77
4.1. Criminalization overview.................................................................................................................. 77
4.2. Analysis of specific offenses ............................................................................................................ 81
4.3. International human rights law and criminalization .................................................................. 107
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