The Cybercrime Mock Trial intends to be a practice-oriented exercise of a legal procedure that is the actual enactment of a fictitious cybercrime case. Participation in the trial provides the participants with an insider's perspective from which to learn about the application of substantive and procedural cybercrime rules.
The course will help participants in gaining a basic understanding of the legal mechanism through which a hypothetical cybercrime dispute can be conducted in trial regardless of the concrete national procedural setting. Moreover, it helps them develop critical thinking skills, oral skills, understanding of substantive/procedural areas of law and international cooperation rules.
Structure of the course
Day 1
Morning Session:
Presentation of the case by the trainers, including necessary key references regarding some internet fundamentals (IP addresses, encryption data, cloud computing, anonymity online, proxy servers, etc.)
Split into 2 working groups. Investigation phase part I
Afternoon Session:
Investigation phase part II
Trial preparation phase
Day 2
Morning Session:
MOCK TRIAL
Final considerations by experts on the bench: “Court”
Trainers and chairs
Rainer Franosch, Senior Public Prosecutor, Cybercrime Department, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfurt am Main
Jan Kerkhofs, Federal Magistrate, Federal Prosecutor’s Office of Belgium, Brussels
Philippe Van Linthout, Investigating Judge, Court of First Instance, Mechelen
Lodewijk van Zwieten, National Prosecutor for High Tech Crime, Rotterdam; Seconded National Expert on Cybercrime, Eurojust, The Hague
Who should attend?
This course is primarily aimed at judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers.