The Justice and Home Affairs Agencies’ Network (JHA) was established in 2010, building on the inter-agency cooperation in place since 2006, with the aim to facilitate and increase inter-agency cooperation in the field of Justice and Home Affairs. Today, the Network is composed of 9 agencies, all...

On 14 December 2022, 38 Ministers and high-level representatives of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Members and the European Union adopted the Declaration on Government Access to Data Held by Private Sector Entities (Declaration). Although not legally binding, the...

The Digital Services Act (“DSA”) is a European Union (“EU”) law that brings updated and harmonised rules for providers of digital services. As regards access to electronic evidence, especially in a cross-border context, the DSA (Article 10) importantly harmonises rules on disclosure orders addressed...

The Second Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) on enhanced cooperation and disclosure of electronic evidence (Protocol) aims to enhance cooperation among the Parties, as well as between the Parties and service providers and other entities, for...

The Second Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention) on enhanced cooperation and disclosure of electronic evidence (Protocol) aims to enhance cooperation among the Parties, as well as between the Parties and service providers and other entities, for...

The Annual Work Programme (AWP) 2022 is the first AWP under the Multi-Annual Strategy (MAS) 2022-2024. This report focuses on the implementation of the AWP 2022 and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), the 2022 budget execution and staffing policies, and the implementation of internal controls...

Discussing corporate criminal accountability for core international crimes and associated challenges Addressing the general legal framework on corporate liability in various EU Member States, recent cases, experiences and trends, outstanding challenges Highlights on the experiences and insights from...

This is the eighth issue of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor (CJM), published yearly, and distributed to judicial and law enforcement authorities active in the field of combating cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime. The first section covers legislative developments in the area of cybercrime, cyber...