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Combating the Criminal Misuse of Information Technologies

A/RES/56/121No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 110Crime prevention and criminal justice, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2001–2002
  • 2002A/RES/56/121Combating the criminal misuse of information technologiesLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2001A/RES/55/63Combating the criminal misuse of information technologies

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics
Crime PreventionCybercrimeInformation TechnologyLaws and RegulationsProgramme ImplementationProgrammes of Action

What does this mandate say?

3 operative paragraphs
1
Invites Member States, when developing national law, policy and practice to combat the criminal misuse of information technologies, to take into account, as appropriate, the work and achievements of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and of other international and regional organizations;
2
Takes note of the value of the measures set forth in its resolution 55/63, and again invites Member States to take them into account in their efforts to combat the criminal misuse of information technologies;
3
Decides to defer consideration of this subject, pending work envisioned in the plan of action against high-technology and computer-related crime of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.3

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