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Multiparty trust levels in evidence management: Ensuring tamper-proof chain of custody in blockchain
| Resumo: | International Criminal Courts are a guarantor that justice can be achieved for the most egregious crimes against humanity and that surviving victims from those crimes can live with the assurance that the perpetrators are held accountable for their actions. Those crimes are complex, sensitive and could be used as a weapon for an intervenient’ s own purpose and interests. As such, the credibility of these institutions is often attacked, and it is of critical importance that the process in which they pursue their mandate is rigorous and effective. Evidence sits at the core of the judicial process, and the participants rely on it to be authentic, integer and untampered with to ensure the fairness of the proceedings. Without enforcing powers, these International Criminal Courts could rely extensively on evidence provided by other parties to build a strong case from inception to the appeals stage. With the increased digitization of evidence, cyber-threats, size and complexity of evidence, traditional methods of managing the chain of custody are becoming vulnerable to the successful challenging of the admissibility of evidence. Blockchain could be the answer for strengthening the chain of custody in evidence management, as this technology brings essential characteristics such as timestamping, authentication, immutability, and trust among independent parties. This dissertation conceives and designs a blockchain-based framework that maintains a tamper-proof chain of custody and multilevel trust in evidence management. It ensures the authenticity and indisputability of evidence in judicial proceedings. |
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| Autores principais: | Santos, Nuno Miguel Barranha Rodrigues dos |
| Assunto: | Blockchain Chain of custody Evidence management Tribunal -- Court Judicial International criminal justice International Criminal Court Cadeia de blocos Cadeia de custódia Gestão de prova Justiça criminal internacional Tribunal Penal Internacional |
| Ano: | 2024 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | ISCTE |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório ISCTE |
| Resumo: | International Criminal Courts are a guarantor that justice can be achieved for the most egregious crimes against humanity and that surviving victims from those crimes can live with the assurance that the perpetrators are held accountable for their actions. Those crimes are complex, sensitive and could be used as a weapon for an intervenient’ s own purpose and interests. As such, the credibility of these institutions is often attacked, and it is of critical importance that the process in which they pursue their mandate is rigorous and effective. Evidence sits at the core of the judicial process, and the participants rely on it to be authentic, integer and untampered with to ensure the fairness of the proceedings. Without enforcing powers, these International Criminal Courts could rely extensively on evidence provided by other parties to build a strong case from inception to the appeals stage. With the increased digitization of evidence, cyber-threats, size and complexity of evidence, traditional methods of managing the chain of custody are becoming vulnerable to the successful challenging of the admissibility of evidence. Blockchain could be the answer for strengthening the chain of custody in evidence management, as this technology brings essential characteristics such as timestamping, authentication, immutability, and trust among independent parties. This dissertation conceives and designs a blockchain-based framework that maintains a tamper-proof chain of custody and multilevel trust in evidence management. It ensures the authenticity and indisputability of evidence in judicial proceedings. |
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