Training Activity: Online child sexual exploitation and methods of investigation

In the context of the Program of Continuous Formation, the School of Magistrates organizes on 26 January 2023 the activity on topic:

“Online child sexual exploitation and methods of investigation. Cases of judicial practice. Problems and challenges in the war against child sexual exploitation.”

The panel in this training activity is composed of: 

1. Experts of the School of Magistrates:

• Tereza Merkaj
• Marjeta Zaimi

1. Facilitator of the School of Magistrates:

• Denisa Asko

In this activity were elaborated various topics such as:

• Concepts and definitions regarding the child sexual exploitation;
• National and international legal framework in the field of child protection from sexual exploitation;
• Child pornography & the Internet. The influence of social networks on the lure for child sexual exploitation or for child pornography;
• How should be prevented child sexual crimes?
• Judicial practice regarding online child pornography and their sexual exploitation; 
• The treatment of the child victim of sexual abuse in the criminal process. Stages of the interview of a child victim of sexual abuse in the criminal process;
• Guarantees of the Criminal Code on child protection versus sexual crimes committed through the Internet;
• Methods of interception and reporting of criminal offenses with object, “child sexual abuse”;
• Cases of investigation and judicial practice of criminal cases with object, “child sexual abuse”; 
• Terminology and investigation of online child abuse;
• Provisions of the Budapest Convention and Albanian legislation;
• ECtHR jurisprudence regarding the protection of sexual integrity of children who are victims and the guaranteeing of their rights in the criminal process.