This catalogue provides practitioners and legal experts with an overview of national institutions responsible for the investigation and prosecution of intellectual property (IP) crimes. While some EU Member States and third countries have specialised units responsible for the investigation and...

The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) was the first international treaty to focus explicitly on cybercrime. Its aim is to function as an international framework for the harmonization of cybercrime-related legislation and to facilitate the fight against criminal...

The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) was the first international treaty to focus explicitly on cybercrime. Its aim is to function as an international framework for the harmonization of cybercrime-related legislation and to facilitate the fight against criminal...

In recent years, online platforms have been increasingly used to promote the unauthorized use of copyright-protected material. Copyright violations can be found in a variety of contexts, ranging from illegal live streaming of sporting events to online advertising of counterfeit luxury goods...

The Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) was the first international treaty to focus explicitly on cybercrime. Its aim is to function as an international framework for the harmonization of cybercrime-related legislation and to facilitate the fight against criminal...

The Eurojust annual meeting on Migrant Smuggling was organised by Eurojust on 19 and 20 October 2022 and represented the largest meeting ever of prosecutors who specialise in tackling migrant smuggling. More than 80 practitioners - prosecutors and investigative judges - from 34 countries and...

Rapidly developing technologies have paved the way for new forms of counterfeiting, causing serious harm to trademark holders and their reputation as well as to the health and safety of customers often unaware of the illegal nature of counterfeit goods. The seriousness of the crime of counterfeiting...

This publication has a newer edition, consult it here ! The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a new EU legislative act protecting the digital space against the spread of illegal content and at the same time ensure the protection of users’ fundamental rights by creating a safe and trusted online...

These guidelines aim to assist civil society organisations to collect and preserve information related to international crimes and human rights violations, which may become admissible evidence in court. A series of proposed ‘do’s and don’ts’ are provided, on what may be helpful and what could...