Criminal responsibility of Internet service providers in UAE legislation - a comparative study.

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty of Law - Mansoura University

Abstract

The international information network "Internet" is one of the most important modern means of communication, as it is a means of linkage, communication, convergence and exchange of information and opinions among its users at the level of the human world, and it currently represents a form of electronic expression, and despite the importance of this information network and its diverse and multiple services that meet the needs of the different public, but it can be a means or tool for committing crime by people working in the field of the Internet, which called most countries to regulate criminal responsibility for these acts, The French and American legislators have developed many texts to combat information technology crimes, At the Arab level, most Arab countries have recently developed rules governing the criminal responsibility of Internet interveners. If an Internet access operator is any project that allows the customer to access the Internet or any communication network in general, by providing the necessary technical means to obtain this service, it ensures communication between service providers, in particular the accommodation operators and the electronic content source on the one hand, and the user on the other. Although the role of access providers is limited to providing the customer with access to information, and therefore has nothing to do with the content of this information, it is one of the most exposed service providers to criminal liability claims.

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