Interaction between the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Interpol in the Context of Combatting Cybercrime

Abstract

The interaction of the member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in combating ordinary law cybercrime involves the formation of a common system of values and harmonization of national criminal law of States in the Eurasian region. An analysis of international legal norms and rules of interaction between the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Interpol demonstrates broad prospects for international interaction between law enforcement agencies in combating cybercrime at the universal and regional levels. Aim. Characteristics of the international legal principle of indivisibility of security in the interaction of the member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization with Interpol. The regional Eurasian discourse on the problem of combating cybercrime allows not only to develop the classification of cybercrime, but also, with the participation of Interpol, contributes to the achievement of comprehensive and indivisible information security in the process of digital transformation of the world community. Methods. The formal-legal, comparative-legal and discursive research methodology shows both the interest of the Eurasian states in the problem of combating cybercrime and the theoretical basis for the harmonization of regional and universal legal order in cyberspace. Results. The involvement of international organizations and civil society institutions in the practice of combating cybercrime at the regional and universal levels contributes to the legitimization of the norms of international criminal law. The formation of an international system of fair and proportionate to the gravity of the crimes public prosecution of persons who have committed socially dangerous acts in cyberspace meets the interests of achieving the goals of sustainable development, the Interpol Constitution 1956 and the provisions of the Shanghai Convention on Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism 2001. Conclusions. Propaganda of extremism and justification of terrorism in cyberspace pose a significant threat to international security, and such crimes should not go unpunished because of the religious and political diversity in the Eurasian region. The participation of civil society institutions in the formation of Interpol and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization policies on combating cybercrime will contribute to the growth of trust in the Eurasian region, the establishment of progressive formats of international cooperation to combat cyber fraud and propaganda of violent extremism on the Internet.