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References

Publications, media articles and online resources

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Cases

• Alkaya v Turkey, ECHR (App no. 42811/06), 9 October 2012.
• Flinkkilä and others v. Finland, ECHR (App no. 25576/04), 6 April 2010.
• Kurier Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei GmbH v. Austria, ECHR 49 (App no. 3401/07) [2012].
• R v. Costi, EWCA Crim 3152 [2006].
• Saaristo and Others v. Finland, ECHR (App no. 184/06), 12 October 2010.
• The Queen vs. Ian Watkins and others, Case No: 62CA1726112 (18 December 2013).

National and international legislation

• African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child of 1990.
• Australia (New South Wales). Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act of 2007.
• Australia (South Australia). Criminal Law Consolidation Act of 1935.
• Australia (Victoria). Crimes Act of 1958.
• Australia. Criminal Code 1995.
• Brazil. Criminal Code of 1940.
• Canada. Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act of 2014.
• Council of Europe. Convention on the Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of 2007.
• European Union. Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, which replaced Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA of 22 December 2003 on Combating the Sexual Exploitation of Children, including Child Pornography.
• Israel. Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law, 5758-1998.
• Italy. Law No. 71 of 29 May 2017.
• Japan. Act on Prevention of Victimization, Resulting from Provision of Private Sexual Image, Law No. 126 of 2014.
• Japan. Act on the Promotion of Preventive Measures for Bullying of 2013.
• New Zealand. Harmful Digital Communications Act of 2015.
• Nigeria. Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act of 2015.
• Pakistan. Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance of 2007.
• Philippines. Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009.
• Philippines. Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009.
• Singapore. Protection from Harassment Act of 2014.
• Sweden. Education Act of 2010 (Law 2010: 800 Education Act).
• Uganda. Computer Misuse Act of 2011.
• United Kingdom (England and Wales). Criminal Justice and Court Act of 2015.
• United Kingdom (Northern Ireland). Justice Act of 2016.
• United Kingdom (Scotland). Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm Act of 2016.
• United Kingdom. Children's Act of 1989.
• United Kingdom. Malicious Communications Act of 1988.
• United Kingdom. Protection from Harassment Act of 1997.
• United Nations. Convention on the Rights of a Child of 1989.
• United Nations. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography of 2000.
• United States. Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.

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