Evaluation of Evidence in Dark Web Drug Cases: The Approach of the Finnish Supreme Court

Juhana Riekkinen

Evaluation of Evidence in Dark Web Drug Cases: The Approach of the Finnish Supreme Court

Faculty of Law

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Abstract

The dark web has become a popular platform for the sale of illegal drugs. Individual cases regularly come to the attention of the criminal justice system when envelopes and parcels containing drugs are intercepted in customs inspections. In such a situation, the main evidence against the alleged buyer consists of the addressee information on the mail item. The addressee may claim to be unaware of someone ordering drugs using their name and address, and evidence relating to the activity on the dark web itself is typically lacking. The Supreme Court of Finland has recently decided two such cases with different outcomes. In this paper, the approach of the Supreme Court is analyzed in an effort to clarify the decisive factors in such cases and to consider the strengths and weaknesses of this approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Verantwortungsbewusste Digitalisierung / Responsible Digitalization
Subtitle of host publication	Tagungsband des 23. Internationalen Rechtsinformatik Symposions IRIS 2020 / Proceedings of the 23rd International Legal Informatics Symposium IRIS 2020
Editors	Erich Schweighofer, Walter Hötzendorfer, Franz Kummer, Ahti Saarenpää
Place of Publication	Bern
Publisher	Editions Weblaw
Pages	475–483
ISBN (Print)	978-3-96698-589-5
Publication status	Published - 2020
MoEC publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	Internationales Rechtsinformatik Symposion IRIS 2020: Verantwortungsbewusste Digitalisierung - Universität Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria Duration: 27 Feb 2020 → 29 Feb 2020 http://www.univie.ac.at/RI/IRIS2020

Publication series

Series	Editions Weblaw II, Colloquium
Number	28

Conference

Conference	Internationales Rechtsinformatik Symposion IRIS 2020
Abbreviated title	IRIS 2020
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Salzburg
Period	27.02.2020 → 29.02.2020
Internet address	http://www.univie.ac.at/RI/IRIS2020

Keywords

Dark Web
Tor
Narcotics
Evidence
Burden of Explanation

Field of science

Law

Evaluation of Evidence in Dark Web Drug Cases: The Approach of the Finnish Supreme Court
Juhana Riekkinen (Speaker)
28 Feb 2020
Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation

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Riekkinen, J. (2020). Evaluation of Evidence in Dark Web Drug Cases: The Approach of the Finnish Supreme Court. In E. Schweighofer, W. Hötzendorfer, F. Kummer, & A. Saarenpää (Eds.), Verantwortungsbewusste Digitalisierung / Responsible Digitalization: Tagungsband des 23. Internationalen Rechtsinformatik Symposions IRIS 2020 / Proceedings of the 23rd International Legal Informatics Symposium IRIS 2020 (pp. 475–483). Editions Weblaw. Editions Weblaw II, Colloquium No. 28

Riekkinen, Juhana. / Evaluation of Evidence in Dark Web Drug Cases : The Approach of the Finnish Supreme Court. Verantwortungsbewusste Digitalisierung / Responsible Digitalization: Tagungsband des 23. Internationalen Rechtsinformatik Symposions IRIS 2020 / Proceedings of the 23rd International Legal Informatics Symposium IRIS 2020. editor / Erich Schweighofer ; Walter Hötzendorfer ; Franz Kummer ; Ahti Saarenpää. Bern : Editions Weblaw, 2020. pp. 475–483 (Editions Weblaw II, Colloquium; No. 28).

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Riekkinen, J 2020, Evaluation of Evidence in Dark Web Drug Cases: The Approach of the Finnish Supreme Court. in E Schweighofer, W Hötzendorfer, F Kummer & A Saarenpää (eds), Verantwortungsbewusste Digitalisierung / Responsible Digitalization: Tagungsband des 23. Internationalen Rechtsinformatik Symposions IRIS 2020 / Proceedings of the 23rd International Legal Informatics Symposium IRIS 2020. Editions Weblaw, Bern, Editions Weblaw II, Colloquium, no. 28, pp. 475–483, Internationales Rechtsinformatik Symposion IRIS 2020, Salzburg, Austria, 27.02.2020.

Evaluation of Evidence in Dark Web Drug Cases : The Approach of the Finnish Supreme Court. / Riekkinen, Juhana.

Verantwortungsbewusste Digitalisierung / Responsible Digitalization: Tagungsband des 23. Internationalen Rechtsinformatik Symposions IRIS 2020 / Proceedings of the 23rd International Legal Informatics Symposium IRIS 2020. ed. / Erich Schweighofer; Walter Hötzendorfer; Franz Kummer; Ahti Saarenpää. Bern : Editions Weblaw, 2020. p. 475–483 (Editions Weblaw II, Colloquium; No. 28).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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Riekkinen J. Evaluation of Evidence in Dark Web Drug Cases: The Approach of the Finnish Supreme Court. In Schweighofer E, Hötzendorfer W, Kummer F, Saarenpää A, editors, Verantwortungsbewusste Digitalisierung / Responsible Digitalization: Tagungsband des 23. Internationalen Rechtsinformatik Symposions IRIS 2020 / Proceedings of the 23rd International Legal Informatics Symposium IRIS 2020. Bern: Editions Weblaw. 2020. p. 475–483. (Editions Weblaw II, Colloquium; No. 28).

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