Prove digitali e ruolo delle piattaforme alla luce del pacchetto Europeo e-Evidence
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https://doi.org/10.32091/RIID0278Keywords:
Electronic evidence, Digital platforms, e-Evidence, European judicial cooperation, Internet service providersAbstract
Digital evidence and the role of platforms under the European e-Evidence package
In the current digital environment, information relevant to criminal proceedings is frequently generated, stored, and made accessible by digital service providers that make the physical location of data uncertain. In this context, the traditional categories of judicial cooperation, built around the territoriality of evidence and the relationship between state authorities, deserve to be rethought according to a uniform and direct model of access to electronic evidence. This paper, after analyzing the content of the e-Evidence package, consisting of Regulation (EU) 2023/1543 and Directive (EU) 2023/1544, outlines the structure of the European production and preservation orders, focusing on data taxonomy, the levels of guarantees, as well as the relationships between issuing and executing states, and service providers. Finally, the aim is to examine whether direct cooperation between the issuing State and service providers currently succeeds in combining investigative efficiency and the protection of fundamental rights, without reducing judicial review.
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