OAS/REMJA AND THE UNITED STATES PROVIDE TRAINING ON LEGAL COOPERATION TO
COMBAT CYBER-CRIME TO MAGISTRATES AND JUDGES FROM
From March 24 to 26, 2015, the Organization of
American States, through the Working Group on Cyber-Crime of the
Meetings of Ministers of Justice or other Ministers of Attorneys General
of the Americas (REMJA), together with the United States Department of
Justice, through its Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
(CCIPS) and its Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance
and Training (OPDAT), held a Regional Cyber-Crime Workshop for
Magistrates and Judges in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Following the inauguration, Day 1 of the substantive
training began with a moderated discussion in which participants
exchanged experiences related to actual cyber-crime cases in their
respective jurisdictions, including the particular challenges that are
inherent in the prosecutions of cyber-offenses. Training was also
provided on, among others, the various forms of crimes that can be
committed via the internet; tools that can be used to assist cyber-crime
investigations and prosecutions; an analysis of actual cyber-crime
cases. Participants were also informed of the concrete progress and
developments that have taken place in this arena within the framework of
the Organization of American States, and particularly through the REMJA
Working Group on Cyber-Crime, as well as of the resources and tools
available in this area on the OAS Inter-American Cooperation Portal on
Cyber-Crime.
Day 3 of the Workshop began with a discussion surrounding the ongoing debate between the right to privacy and the need for investigators and prosecutors to have access to data contained in modern devices, in order for them to adequately investigate, prosecute and sanction cyber-crimes. In addition, a simulated oral proceeding in a criminal trial was also held prior to the conclusion of the event, also patterned on real-life situations, and demonstrating the manner in which the various aspects examined during the three-day workshop play out in criminal proceedings.
This event in
For more information visit the Inter-American
Cooperation Portal on Cyber-Crime.
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