Criminal Protection of Electronic Commerce under Libyan law: Comparative Study

Abstract

Most countries in the world invest their resources in the fields of electronic commerce, which is flourishing noticeably and rapidly. In addition, electronic commerce achieves increasing profits to individuals, companies and countries. It also creates various job opportunities. The advanced electronic means have expanded the fields of electronic commerce. At the same time, it also exposed them to the dangers of cybercrime. That poses a threat to the security and stability of electronic transactions worldwide. Therefore, various countries of the world were keen to provide legal protection for electronic commercial transactions.  This researcher will shed light on the extent of criminal protection for electronic commerce in the texts of Libyan law. The research follows the analytical and comparative approach to reach in depth results. We conclude that the Libyan legislator has kept pace with other legislators of countries in developing methods of criminal protection for electronic commerce means. That is by establishing a legal framework to combat electronic crimes. As well as issuing modern legal texts regulating electronic transactions.