Legislative Acts on ICT - Child Online Protection

Countrysort icon Title Entry into force
Venezuela Ley para la Protección del Niño y Adolescentes en Salas de Uso de Internet Videojuegos y Otros Multimedias 2006
Uruguay Ley 17.815/2004 - Violencia Sexual Comercial o no Comercial Cometida Contra Niños, Adolescentes o Incapaces 2004
United States Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act 2008
United States Protect our Children Act 2008
United States Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 2006
United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography 2002
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990
United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict 2002
United Kingdom Children Act 2004
United Kingdom Child Pornography Prevention Act 1996
United Kingdom Sexual Offences Act 2003
Tunisia Law 42/2002 2002
Taiwan The Law to Suppress Sexual Transactions Involving Children and Juveniles 1999
Switzerland Loi fédérale sur les infractions contre l'integrité sexuelle; interdiction de la possession d'objets ou de représentations relevant de la pornographie dure 2002
Sweden Swedish Penal Code 1999
South Korea Act on Protection of Youth from Sexual Exploitation 2000
Romania Law on the Prevention and Fighting of Pornography 2003
Poland Penal Code (revised) 2004
Peru Ley n. 28251/2004 2004
Paraguay Ley n. 2.861/2006 2006
Panama Ley N° 16, Contribución a la prevención y eliminación de la explotación sexual comercial de personas menores de edad en Centroamérica, Panamá y República Dominicana 2004
Norway Penal Code 2005
New Zealand Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993
Netherlands Dutch Penal Code (Article 240b) 1986
Mauritania Ordonnance n. 2005-015 portant protection pénale de l enfant 2005
Kenya Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act 2009
Japan Act on Punishment of Activities Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, and the Protection of Children 1999
Italy Provisions on the fight against sexual exploitation and childpornography on the Internet 2006
Ireland Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998
Greece Penal Code 2002
France Loi n. 399/2006 renforçant la prévention et la répression des violences au sein du couple ou commises contre les mineurs 2006
Finland Finnish Penal Code 2004
European Union Framework Decision on Combating the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography 2003
European Union Council Decision to Combat Child Pornography on the Internet 2000
Estonia Child Protection Act 1993
Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse 2007
Costa Rica Ley Contra la Explotación Sexual Comercial de las Personas Menores de Edad 1999
Costa Rica Public Service of Internet 2004
Colombia Law n. 679/2001 2001
Canada Amendment to the Criminal Code on Child Protection 2002
Bulgaria Penal Code (amendment) 2002
Brazil Law on Child Pornography on the Internet 2008
Bolivia Ley 3325/2006 - Trafico de Personas y Otros Delitos Relacionados 2006
Barbados Protection of Children Act 1990
Bahamas Penal Code 1924
Austria Criminal Law Amendment Act 2004
Australia Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures 2004
Argentina Ley de protección integral de los derechos de las niñas, niños y adolescentes 2005
Angola Sale of Children, Prostitution and Child Pornography 2002
Albania Criminal Code 1995
Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance 2003

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