The Seminar on Computer and Internet Crimes: Recent Trends and Legal Responds, being part of the 2nd EU-Macao Co-operation Programme in the Legal Field, begins tomorrow Tuesday, April 6, at 6.30pm, in the Auditorium of the Legal and Judicial Training Centre (Luso-International Bank Building, 18th floor). This seminar will be given by Dr. Marco Gercke, lecturer of the University of Cologne, Germany and Director of the Cybercrime Research Institute of Germany, and Ms. Gunhild Scheer, Lawyer and Head of the Strategy and Development Section of the said Institute. This seminar particularly targets legal advisers and will be carried out in English, with simultaneous translation into Portuguese and Chinese. Some of the subjects to be addressed in the seminar are: introduction and overview about the different types of internet crimes and recent trends, challenges of fighting cybercrime, legal approaches to cybercrime, crimes in the online world, money laundering and illegal gambling in the internet. Organized by the Legal and Judicial Training Centre, this seminar, taking place from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and until April 12th, has enrolled 67 participants who are going to attend the 5-day session. The 2nd EU-Macao Co-operation Programme in the Legal Field, extending until December 2012, which embodies the said seminar, has the “Consolidation of the Macao Legal System” as its main objective. The total budget for the programme is 1.500.000 euros (approximately 16.500.000 patacas), this programme is co-financed by the European Union and the Macao Foundation, with the remaining costs supported by the MSAR’s budget. The implementation of this Co-operation Programme is co-ordinated by the International Law Office (GADI), with participation of several other MSAR’s entities and public departments, namely, the Legal and Judicial Training Centre (CFJJ), the Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ), the Economic Services (DSE), the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) and the Institute of European Studies of Macau (IEEM).
