Cybercrimes in Light of The Rules of Public International Law

Abstract

Despite what has been witnessed by the international community during the recent decade in connection with the widespread use of modern technology based on the World Wide Web in all aspects of life, as well as what this has achieved, including the easiness of having access to information and the reliance by the fundamental infrastructures and services provided to citizens on it, there have been adverse effects of this revolution with which we live in our life. However, legal experts have attempted to research how applicable its rules are to cybercrimes being considered cross-border crimes, and they can threaten the principles of sovereignty and non-interference. Therefore, this research has addressed the problem related to how applicable the rules of international law are to cross-border cybercrimes, which might violate the two principles above deemed to be some of the fundamental principles on which international law is based.