Course Contents
Introduction: Meaning of cyberspace and internet – Computers and its Impact in Society – Overview of Computer and Web Technology – History of the internet – Nature and problems associated with cyberspace.
Cyber Law: Regulation of cyberspace and need for cyber law – Cyber jurisprudence at international and domestic level – International perspectives – UN and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Initiatives – Council of Europe – Budapest Convention on Cybercrime – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – World Bank – Commonwealth of Nations.
Constitutional & Human Rights Issues in Cyberspace: Freedom of speech and expression in cyberspace – Right to access cyberspace – Access to Internet – Right to privacy – Right to data protection
Cyber Crimes: Definition – Classification – Cybercrimes and white collar crimes – Cyber Crimes against individuals, Institution and State – Hacking – System and data interference – Digital forgery – Cyber stalking/harassment – Cyber pornography – Identity theft and fraud – Cyber terrorism – Criminal cyber defamation – Different offences under the ICT Act, 2006; the Digital Security Act, 2018 and other statutes.
Cyber Torts: Cyber Defamation – Different types of civil wrongs under the ICT Act, 2006 and the Digital Security Act, 2018.
Intellectual Property Issues in Cyber Space: Interface with copyright law – Interface with patent law – Trademarks and domain names related issues – Legality of P2P file sharing.
E-Commerce: Concept – E-commerce-Salient Features – Online approaches like B2B, B2C & C2C – Communication of offer and acceptance in cyberspace – Online contracts – Click wrap contracts – UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce – Applicability of the Contract Act, 1872.
Digital Signature: Significance of signature on law – Nature and functionalities of digital signature – Difference between digital and paper-based signature – Digital signature generation and verification process – Key pair and asymmetric cryptosystem – Principle of irreversibility.
Dispute Resolution in Cyberspace: Concept of Jurisdiction • Context of Jurisdiction and ICT Act, 2006 • International Law and Jurisdictional Issues in Cyberspace • Dispute Resolutions
Cyber Security: Meaning of cyber security – Various aspects of cyber security – Critical infrastructure – Network security – Application security – Internet of things (IoT) security – Endpoint security – Data/Information security – Identity management – Database and infrastructure security – Cloud security – Mobile security – Disaster recovery/ continuity planning – End-user education – Appropriate and robust laws.