The document as a material object of forgery and computer sabotage under the chilean criminal law

Abstract

This paper analyzes the concept of document as a material object of the crime of forgery and computer sabotage in the Chilean Criminal Law. To do this, it begins by examining the notion of document, including the electronic document. Then, it studies the concept of document as a material object of forgery. Next, it addresses the notion of document as a material object of computer sabotage. Finally, it deals with some problems of delimitation between the forgery that affects electronic documents and the computer sabotage.