IMPLEMENTING THE PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS OF THE CONVENTION ON CYBERCRIME IN THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW OF THE FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Cover Image

IMPLEMENTACIJA PROCESNIH ODREDBI KONVENCIJE O KIBERNETIČKOM KRIMINALU U ZAKONU O KRIVIČNOM POSTUPKU FEDERACIJE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE
IMPLEMENTING THE PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS OF THE CONVENTION ON CYBERCRIME IN THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW OF THE FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Author(s): Muharem Selimović
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Criminology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Fakultet za kriminalistiku, kriminologiju i sigurnosne studije Univerziteta u Sarajevu
Keywords: Convention on Cybercrime; Procedure Law; Computer Crime; Computer Data; Actions of Proof; Special Investigative Actions; Subscriber Information;

Summary/Abstract: Inspiration for the Paper and Issue(s) Addressed: The inspiration for this work are concrete practical problems faced by the responsible authorities in proving criminal acts of computer crime. Aims of the Paper (scientific and/or social): The aim of the Paper is that wider professional public get familiar with the manner and degree of implementation of the procedural provisions and proposed by Convention on Cyber Crime in the Criminal Procedure Law of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, aim of this Paper is wider professional public be instructed of the implementation of the mentioned procedural provisions in order to improve procedures carried out in proving criminal acts of computer crime. New facts in the context of the implementation of the provisions of international legal sources, obtained by analyzes in this paper represent a scientific contribution of this work. Methodology/Design: The provisions of the Convention on Cybercrime concerning the procedural law and its implementation in the provisions of the Criminal procedure law of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are covered by descriptive method, including comparative and “de lege lata” method. Research Limitations/Paper: Main limitation of this research is lack of facilities and resources on specific cases which have been prosecuted in the justice system in the federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Research work is explicated limited to the procedural provisions of the Convention on Cybercrime and its implementation in the Criminal Procedure Law of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Results/Findings: The paper proposed regulation measures and powers to the competent authorities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to fully implement the Convention on Cybercrime, or to the authorities possessed the necessary additional tools for a successful fight against computer crime. General Conclusion: The research results should provide a significant contribution to scientific theory in the field of research methodology of computer crimes, as well as, empirical practice in terms of proposals for new research. This Research/Paper is providing new hypotheses which are necessary to further future research.

  • Issue Year: XV/2015
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 71-83
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian