THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS  AS A SPECIAL EVIDENCE COLLECTING PROCEDURE IN THE INVESTIGATION OF TERRORIST ACTS Cover Image

ULOGA I ZNAČAJ POSEBNE DOKAZNE RADNjE TAJNOG NADZORA KOMUNIKACIJA U ISTRAZI KRIVIČNOG DELA TERORIZMA
THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS AS A SPECIAL EVIDENCE COLLECTING PROCEDURE IN THE INVESTIGATION OF TERRORIST ACTS

Author(s): Boriša Lečić
Subject(s): Security and defense
Published by: Fakultet za pravne i poslovne studije dr Latar Vrkatić
Keywords: terrorism; criminal ofenses; interception of communications; special evidence collecting procedures

Summary/Abstract: Terrorism is a multidimensional social phenomenon threatening the vital values of modern society. Te political dimension of terrorism makes it difcult to reach a consensus on the generally accepted defnition of terrorism. Being a threat to society, terrorism is regarded as a highly serious criminal act within the group of political criminal acts, and it is recognized as such in most legislations worldwide. In order to make the detection and evidentiary proceedings pertaining to criminal acts of terrorism adequate and efcient, application of special evidence collecting procedures is essential. Te most prominent among them is interception of communications. On the other hand, interception of communications interferes with the right to privacy. It is therefore necessary to properly regulate the procedure for the implementation of interception of communications for criminal ofenses of terrorism. Tis paper gives the theoretical defnition of the term terrorism, criminal acts of terrorism, and the importance of interception of communications in combatting terrorism

  • Issue Year: 7/2017
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 88-106
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Serbian