Computer Fraud

(international standards and criminal law of Republic of Serbia)

Abstract

On the basis of adopted international documents of universal and regional character, the largest number of countries, including the Republic of Serbia, in their national legislation know more computer (computer) crimes that protect various digital databases. The perpetrators of these specific criminal offenses are prescribed criminal liability and punishability of natural and legal persons. In addition to specific computer crimes, in modern conditions, many old classic crimes (theft, fraud, forgery) gain a new dimension with a greater degree of severity and danger when committed using computers or computer systems. Since this is a crime where there is usually no temporal and spatial connection between the perpetrator and his act of execution and the caused consequences, ie the injured person, modern legislation also knows special evidentiary actions in the procedure of detecting and proving these crimes. This paper talks about the concept and characteristics of computer fraud as a form of computer crime in international and national criminal law.