digital evidence; comparative law; cooperation of service providers; data retention; data categories; legal remedies; service providers; e-Evidence Regulation; encryption; cooperation duties; territoriality
Abstract :
[en] The objective of this chapter is to comparatively examine the national legislation in EU Member States in order to reveal common patterns and differences in legal rules and their practical application with respect to gathering digital evidence for the purpose of criminal investigations. The study is essentially based on the information provided in the preceding book chapters, covering seven national legal systems selected for this research: Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, and Spain. The comparative analysis does not only investigate the rules on access to digital evidence, but also their broader legislative context. Indeed, before analysing how data can be obtained, it is important to understand the legal terminology and categorisations used in the different legal systems, as well as the national rules on data retention in the light of the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU.
Research Center/Unit :
Cité - ULiège
Disciplines :
Metalaw, Roman law, history of law & comparative law Criminal law & procedure
Author, co-author :
Tosza, Stanislaw; Unilu - Université du Luxembourg [LU]
Franssen, Vanessa ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de droit > Droit pénal et procédure pénale ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Cité
Language :
English
Title :
A Comparative Analysis of National Law and Practices: Unravelling Differences in View of EU-Wide Solutions
Publication date :
08 January 2025
Main work title :
The Cambridge Handbook of Digital Evidence in Criminal Investigations
Author, co-author :
Franssen, Vanessa ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de droit > Droit pénal et procédure pénale ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Cité
Tosza, Stanislaw; Unilu - Université du Luxembourg [LU]
Publisher :
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN/EAN :
9781009049771
Collection name :
Cambridge Law Handbooks
Pages :
423-454
Peer reviewed :
Editorial reviewed
Name of the research project :
The cooperation of ICT companies in criminal investigations Cross-border gathering of digital evidence: Mutual legal assistance, its shortcomings and remedies
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fund for Scientific Research Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions ULiège - University of Liège
Funding number :
CDR J.0293.17; postdoctoral grant BeIPD-COFUND
Funding text :
This book publication is the outcome of two converging research projects. The first project, entitled “The cooperation of ICT companies in criminal investigations”, was funded by the F.R.S.-FNRS (research grant CDR J.0293.17) and the University of Liège with Vanessa Franssen as the Principle Investigator. The second research project, entitled “Cross-border gathering of digital evidence: Mutual legal assistance, its shortcomings and remedies”, was co-funded by the European Commission (Marie Curie, FP7 people funding) and the University of Liège (postdoctoral grant BeIPD-COFUND) with Stanisław Tosza as the Principle Investigator.
