Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Digital Evidence in Criminal Investigations
- The Cambridge Handbook of Digital Evidence in Criminal Investigations
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I Collecting Digital Evidence
- Part II Digital Evidence and the Cooperation of Service Providers in EU Criminal Investigations
- 9 Digital Evidence in Criminal Matters
- 10 Digital Evidence in Estonia
- 11 Digital Evidence and the Cooperation of Service Providers in Germany
- 12 Accessing Digital Evidence in Criminal Matters
- 13 Digital Evidence and the Cooperation of Service Providers in Luxembourg
- 14 Gathering of Digital Evidence and Cooperation of Service Providers in Poland
- 15 Access to Retained Data and Cooperation of Service Providers in Criminal Investigations in Spain
- 16 A Comparative Analysis of National Law and Practices
- Part III Collecting Digital Evidence and the Role of Service Providers
- Conclusion
10 - Digital Evidence in Estonia
from Part II - Digital Evidence and the Cooperation of Service Providers in EU Criminal Investigations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2025
- The Cambridge Handbook of Digital Evidence in Criminal Investigations
- The Cambridge Handbook of Digital Evidence in Criminal Investigations
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I Collecting Digital Evidence
- Part II Digital Evidence and the Cooperation of Service Providers in EU Criminal Investigations
- 9 Digital Evidence in Criminal Matters
- 10 Digital Evidence in Estonia
- 11 Digital Evidence and the Cooperation of Service Providers in Germany
- 12 Accessing Digital Evidence in Criminal Matters
- 13 Digital Evidence and the Cooperation of Service Providers in Luxembourg
- 14 Gathering of Digital Evidence and Cooperation of Service Providers in Poland
- 15 Access to Retained Data and Cooperation of Service Providers in Criminal Investigations in Spain
- 16 A Comparative Analysis of National Law and Practices
- Part III Collecting Digital Evidence and the Role of Service Providers
- Conclusion
Summary
Chapter 10 looks at Estonia, which has one of the world’s most advanced digital societies. Correspondingly, its legal frameworks are adjusted to support the high level of digitalisation, including its criminal laws. However, the ongoing reform aims at making rules technology-neutral rather than establishing specialised regimes. Therefore, on the one hand, general rules of evidence apply to evidence in digital form, and the criminal procedure relies to a great extent on general and broad powers to meet the challenges of modern investigations. On the other hand, the cooperation duties of national service providers are highly specific and governed by the Electronic Communications Act. The chapter first provides an overview of Estonian criminal proceedings and digital evidence, before elaborating on the details of cooperation between law enforcement authorities and service providers, both domestic and foreign. Additionally, it considers aspects of protection of fundamental rights in this context.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025