A Comparative Study of Criminalization Criteria in Cyber Space in the Criminal Systems of Iran and Germany

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1 Associate Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

2 Master’s in Criminal Law and Criminology, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Criminalization criteria in cyber space, in essence, declares the method of selecting moral regulations and its compilation in the form of laws. This approach is based on criteria such as: the principle of subsidiarity of criminal law, the principle of distinction in support of data, and other principles than are proposed to governments as approaches to criminal legislating in the convention of cybercrimes. This study seeks to answer these questions: "To what extent is the criminalization in cyber space, in the two criminal systems influenced by the international criminalization criteria in this realm?", and "What are the implications of the criminal system of Germany for the criminal system of Iran?" To answer these questions, qualitative methods, such as qualitative analysis of the contents of the Iranian and German criminal laws, and analysis of the discussion governing these laws, are used. Results of this study show that for example the German legislator strictly supports personal pleas, whereas the Iranian legislator only considers sensitive pleas as included Iran support. Furthermore, the German legislator considers being a child a form of vulnerability and considers a distinction in the support of individuals, whereas the Iranian legislator does not consider such a distinction.

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Comparative Law Review
Volume 8, Issue 2
Autumn & Winter
October 2018
Pages 637-653

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