Foreign criminal legislation on criminal liability in the information-digital environment

The article analyzes the norms of foreign criminal legislation on liability for socially dangerous acts in the information and digital environment. The authors note that there are significant differences in the approaches to the formulation of offenses of this category in different states. In addition, the article emphasizes a wide range in determining the types and severity of sanctions in the criminal legislation of various countries of the world community in relation to varieties of the so-called high-tech crime that are similar in their characteristics. In this regard, the conclusions about the need for a more detailed study and unification of the elements of information and digital crimes in order to more effectively combat them, especially their transnational variety, seem to be practically important. Moreover, this must necessarily find a dynamic and synchronized reflection in the criminal legislation at the national and international levels.