Access to Electronic Content Data in Criminal Proceedings – National and International Challenges Cover Image

Dostęp do danych elektronicznych dotyczących treści w postępowaniu karnym – wyzwania krajowe i międzynarodowe
Access to Electronic Content Data in Criminal Proceedings – National and International Challenges

Author(s): Martyna Kusak
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego
Keywords: electronic data; content data; surveillance; electronic evidence; European investigation order; European production order.

Summary/Abstract: Modern distant communication is no longer limited to telephone calls. It also includes text messages, voice messages or photos sent via applications, instant messaging, e-mail, social networking sites, and VoIP channels. These new forms of communication generate content that may need to be accessed in criminal proceedings. Despite the ubiquity of electronic content data, its acquisition under the Code of Criminal Procedure is non-obvious and complies neither with the legal standards of interference with the secrecy of communication nor with the technical realities associated with such data. Therefore, the article presents de lege lata modes of collecting electronic content both at the national level and within the framework of international cooperation, as well as de lege ferenda postulates for applying a model similar to the telephone tapping.

  • Issue Year: 2/2024
  • Issue No: 63
  • Page Range: 72-88
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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