An online user may physically find himself in a particular jurisdiction and access a computer which is in a different country, territory, or jurisdiction. These problems are very real in the society we live in today, and we should find answers to them. Firstly, a sovereign country may decide to deal with online crime as it has done with other forms of crime for centuries - legislate it on a national level and punish offenders that are found guilty of the prohibited conduct. As a matter of fact, many countries have already gone this route and has legislated online crime on a national level. The second option is to deal with it in an International context, and legislate it by way of bilateral and multilateral treaties.
Countries can therefore contract with each other on how to deal with online crime.
The third option available is to create an international organisation that can deal with online crime effectively. We shall firstly look into the possibility of a sovereign country dealing with online crime on a national level. As I have said earlier on, many countries have already attempted to legislate some or other form of criminal activity on the Internet. Let us have a look at exerpts from legislation from some of these countries. Let us start by looking at legislation in the United Kingdom.