International Criminal Protection in the Face of Cybercrimes (International Cyber Terrorism as a Model)

Abstract

There is no doubt that the development we are living in the era of the information and communications revolution has produced for us many types of newly emerging crimes that are more dangerous, including cybercrimes, which have produced a number of challenges for the international community due to the difficulty of proving them and identifying their perpetrators because they are, by nature, a crime that crosses borders and restrictions. Therefore, in this research, we have addressed one of its forms, which is the crime of international cyberterrorism, in terms of establishing a specific and precise definition of the crime of cyberterrorism and its characteristics, and strengthening and doubling international efforts to combat it, especially in those countries that have not yet taken the initiative to amend their domestic legislation to ensure that they go beyond the old traditional legal templates in line with combating this type of cybercrime. Therefore, working to establish the rules of regional and international cooperation in the field of technology and combating cybercrimes that take place through cyberspace, as well as striving to find a legal framework for international criminal cooperation, judicially and security-wise, has become a very necessary and binding matter, the recognition of which has become inevitable, as we recognize its dangers as an inescapable matter in light of the successive technological development in the methods of these crimes, which makes it difficult to combat them without cooperation. The cohesion of international efforts is something that must be addressed, and the international community must work from now on to develop national and international criminal legislation to confront this type of crime, in addition to a set of recommendations to reduce these crimes.