Journal of Criminology and Criminal Law No. 2/2022

CRIMINAL LAW REACTION TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY/JUVENILE PORNOGRAPHY – REALIZED/CREATED BY ABUSE OF COMPUTER NETWORK/COMMUNICATION BY OTHER TECHNICAL MEANS

Milan Škulić

Judge of the Constitutional Court of Serbia, Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade

Received: 29 April 2022

Accepted: 12 May 2022

UDK: 343.542.1-053.2/.6(497.11)
004.738.5:316.624

Pages: 25-37

doi: https://doi.org/10.47152/rkkp.60.2.1

In the article are explained the basic characteristics of the criminal law reaction to child pornography, i.e. pornography of minors/juveniles, especially when it is realised using appropriate so-called high technology, which boils down to the misuse of a computer network or communication by other technical means. In the paper are presented the concept of pornography in the criminal law point of view, and author analyses the key normative characteristics of the criminal offense of showing, obtaining and possessing pornographic material and exploitation of a minor for pornography, (Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Serbia). The author also pays significant attention to comparative criminal law, explaining the basic characteristics of child pornography/juvenile pornography in German criminal law and in the criminal law of the United States.

KEY WORDS: criminal law, Criminal Code, Child Pornography, Juvenile Pornography, Technology, Technical Means, Internet, Communication

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