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International legal regulation of the fight against cybercrime
- Authors: Abbud R.R.1
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Affiliations:
- Russian State University of Justice
- Issue: No 4 (2023)
- Pages: 24-30
- Section: International law
- Submitted: 24.01.2026
- Accepted: 24.01.2026
- Published: 03.04.2023
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2072-909X/article/view/375578
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.37399/issn2072-909X.2023.4.24-30
- ID: 375578
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Abstract
In international law, “cybercrime” is an international crime that encroaches on both domestic and international law and order. A clear definition of the concept of “cybercrime” in law has not yet been developed. Over the past decades, various approaches have been implemented aimed at international legal regulation of the fight against “cybercrime” and relevant international agreements of a regional nature have been adopted. In this article, the author attempts to define the term “cybercrime” in accordance with international law.
The article examines the essence and understanding of “cybercrime” in international law, analyzes the draft United Nations Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communication Technologies for Criminal Purposes (06/29/2021).
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Ruslan R. Abbud
Russian State University of Justice
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Email: ruslan625@yandex.ru
Senior Lecturer of the Department
Russian Federation, MoscowReferences
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