The Use of Data as Evidence in Dutch Criminal Courts

Abstract Digital traces that people leave behind in our digitalized society can be useful evidence in criminal courts. The central question of this article (how is the use of data as evidence in Dutch criminal courts regulated and, considering how these courts deal with such data as evidence in practice, what is needed?) is answered by analyzing the relevant legal frameworks for processing data in Dutch criminal courts: criminal law and data protection law. Next, current court practices are examined, by looking at typical case law and current developments in society and technology. Comparing t... Mehr ...