Journal of Criminology and Criminal Law No. 2/2022

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS REGULATING PROTECTION AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT

Ljubinko Mitrović

Ombudsman for human rights, Bosna and Herzegovina, Faculty of Law, “Aperion” University of Banja Luka

Nikolina Grbić-Pavlović

Ministry of interior affairs, Republika Srpska

Sonja Tomašević

Ombudsman for Children of the Republika Srpska

Received: 1 May 2022

Accepted: 12 May 2022

UDK: 341.48:343.541/.546-053.2/.6

Pages: 105-118

doi: https://doi.org/10.47152/rkkp.60.2.4

Within the international legal framework, there are a number of documents dealing with the protection of children, which are directly or indirectly related to sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Thus, in this paper, the authors will deal with international documents dealing with the protection against sexual abuse and exploitation of children with special emphasis on documents that directly deal with the protection of children from sexual abuse and exploitation in the digital environment. Due to the volume of international documents regulating the protection of children in this area, attention will be paid only to the most important international documents.

KEY WORDS: protection of children from sexual abuse and exploitation, digital environment, international documents

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