Substantive and Procedural Legislation in the Republic of Croatia to Combat Webcam-Related Child Sexual Abuse

Abstract

This report contains analysis of substantive and procedural criminal law in Croatia regarding the protection of children from web-cam sexual abuse in the light of the possibility of the use of artificial intelligence in the form of the child avatar in the investigation and prosecution of web-cam sexual offenses concerning children. The report presents existing criminal law framework applicable to the cases of web-cam sexual abuse of children and deals with the question of its adequacy to combat web-cam sexual offences. Also, the report deals with the question of limitations in criminal procedure regarding entrapment as well as the issue of applicability of criminal law to virtual victims.