Einde inhoudsopgave
Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems
Article 5 Racist and xenophobic motivated insult
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 01-03-2006
- Redactionele toelichting
De inwerkingtreding is gepubliceerd in het Weekbericht van week 1 van 2006.
- Bronpublicatie:
28-01-2003, Trb. 2003, 60 (uitgifte: 06-05-2003, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
01-03-2006
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
24-12-2010, Trb. 2010, 334 (uitgifte: 24-12-2010, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Internationaal strafrecht / Internationale misdrijven
Informatierecht / ICT
1.
Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences under its domestic law, when committed intentionally and without right, the following conduct:
insulting publicly, through a computer system, (i) persons for the reason that they belong to a group distinguished by race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin, as well as religion, if used as a pretext for any of these factors; or (ii) a group of persons which is distinguished by any of these characteristics.
2.
A Party may either:
- a)
require that the offence referred to in paragraph 1 of this article has the effect that the person or group of persons referred to in paragraph 1 is exposed to hatred, contempt or ridicule; or
- b)
reserve the right not to apply, in whole or in part, paragraph 1 of this article.