ABSTRACT
Notably, the Convention on Cybercrime (CoE) contains significant restrictive language in the areas of transborder search and seizure and data interception, deferring authority to domestic laws and territorial considerations. Both international cybercrime and domestic cybercrime embrace the same offense conduct, namely, computer-related crimes and traditional offense conduct committed through the use of a computer. United States Senator Ribikoff introduced the first piece of cybercrime legislation in the US Congress in 1977. While the legislation did not pass, it is credited for stimulating serious policy-making activity in the international community. Cybercrime operates outside of any geographical constraints and light years ahead of national planning and implementation. A "computer system" is defined, inter alia, as a device consisting of hardware and software developed for automatic processing of digital data. The CoE Convention addresses the complicated problem of guaranteeing civil rights protection to citizens living in different cultures and political systems.
