International and Foreign Experience of Criminalization of Illegal Acts Involving the Use of Information and Communications Technologies

The article reviews international experience and experience of certain foreign states in the sphere of criminalization of illegal acts involving the use of various information and communications technologies. Based on the results of the study, the author concludes that some states have a different approach towards criminal law characteristics of such acts. However, they should be taken into account in rule-making and development of the criminal law policy of combating crimes committed with the use of information and communications technologies.