Strategic communication studies

Strategic communication studies

Dealing with Terrorist Crimes in the Digital Age; Challenges and Strategies

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Peyman Namamian 1
Alireza Shekarbeigi 2
1 Assistant Professor Department of Law Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics Arak University (Corresponding Author).
2 Assistant Professor Department of Law Payame Noor University Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/rcc.2024.2017795.1084
Abstract
Background and purpose: Digital technologies have changed our lives drastically. Almost every area of social relations is now being digitized, both nationally and internationally. Information communication infrastructure as well as digital devices have now become an integral part of today's reality. Digitalization has a huge impact on the development and observance of human rights, as well as on the individual's own situation. With the growth of digital technologies, terrorist crimes spread in the cyber space and provided many opportunities for the perpetrators of terrorist crimes to take measures to cause serious damage to social, political and even security infrastructures.
Method: This research is descriptive-analytical. Therefore, the data has been collected and analyzed in a documentary way and measuring regulations based on written documents and sources, as well as studying and analyzing the views of legal experts with a phishing tool.
Findings: Due to the failure of control measures and effective monitoring of the Internet and cyberspace due to the lack of cooperation of governments, the use of cyberspace by terrorist groups is considered a new challenge for anti-terrorist mechanisms. At the same time, for the development of virtual space in the framework of the governments' strategy, especially the governments with advanced internet infrastructure, it should be done in order to prevent and suppress the terrorist use of the media. In addition, due to the lack of a comprehensive legal document governing the Internet and cyberspace due to the lack of global consensus, it is necessary to coordinate the implementation of a successful international response to the movements of terrorists in the cyberspace of governments by adopting appropriate and effective strategies.
Keywords
Digital
Digital Crimes
Terrorist Crimes
Digital Terrorism
Cyber Space

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 12 December 2023
  • Revise Date 28 December 2023
  • Accept Date 06 January 2024