The Criminal Protection for Children from the Crimes of Electronic Sexual Exploitation and Pornography under the Jordanian and Emirati Laws

Abstract

The present study aimed to shed a light on a very significant topic. To be specific, it sheds a light on the most significant crimes that emerged during the contemporary age. The crimes targeted in this study are related to information technology and a significant category of people in society (i.e. children). They are represented in electronic sexual exploitation and pornography crimes against children. The extent of committing electronic sexual exploitation and pornography crimes against children has been increasing significantly worldwide. Children in all countries are vulnerable for committing such crimes against them. This study is significant because it targets a category of people who constitute a great percentage of people in the Jordanian and Emirati societies (i.e. children). Legislators and researchers are responsible for searching for methods to protect children from such crimes. Hence, the present study aims to shed a light on the legal rules that are embedded in the Jordanian and Emirati laws for criminalizing the ones who commit such crimes against children. It aims at meeting this goal through analysing such legal rules and identifying the shortcomings in the Jordanian and Emirati laws in this regard. It aims at meeting this goal through comparing the Jordanian and Emirati legislations related to this crime with each other.