Law and Computer Crime

2nd year, summer semester

Lecturers

Marko Perkušić

Associate Professor, Department of Legal Sciences in Forensics

Šime Jozipović

Associate Professor, Department of Legal Sciences in Forensics

The objective is to understand the European Union's legal framework and international standards governing computer crime and cybersecurity in the field of financial technologies, including NIS2, DORA, and GDPR, as well as to identify and analyse the key risks and threats of digital crime with particular emphasis on the fintech sector, such as hacking, ransomware, fraud, and illicit crypto-transactions. Furthermore, the focus is on evaluating regulatory and enforcement mechanisms for the prevention, detection, and sanctioning of computer and financial crime, including the roles of EU institutions and agencies such as Europol, Eurojust, and national regulatory bodies.

Razvija se sposobnost kritičkog promišljanja o učinkovitosti postojećih pravnih i regulatornih mjera u zaštiti fintech sustava te predlaganja mogućih pravnih i regulatornih prilagodbi, uz poticanje interdisciplinarnog pristupa koji povezuje pravo, tehnologiju i financije kroz praktične scenarije. Stečeno znanje primjenjuje se u praktičnim analizama i studijama slučaja, uključujući procjenu rizika, izradu preporuka za usklađenost (compliance) i simulacije rješavanja kibernetičkih incidenata.

Learning outcomes

  • To explain and critically analyse the EU legal framework for computer crime and cybersecurity in financial technologies, including NIS2, DORA, and GDPR.
  • Prepoznati i kategorizirati rizike digitalnog kriminaliteta in fintech sectors, including fraud, hacking, ransomware, and illicit crypto-transactions.
  • To evaluate regulatory and enforcement mechanisms for the prevention, detection, and sanctioning of financial and computer crime, including the roles of EU institutions and national regulators.
  • To critically evaluate the effectiveness of existing legal and regulatory measures te predlagati moguće pravne ili regulatorne prilagodbe za zaštitu fintech sustava.
  • To apply the acquired knowledge to practical scenariosincluding risk analyses, the development of compliance recommendations, and cybersecurity incident resolution simulations.
  • To communicate the legal aspects of digital finance in an interdisciplinary manner on the legal aspects of computer crime in financial technologies, using argumentation that is accessible to both legal professionals and experts in finance and IT.