By S.V. JOGA RAO

Prof. (Dr.) S.V. Joga Rao ”CYBER CRIMES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW” EDITION 2004 (Policy, Law & Practice alongwith the text of Global legislations focusing on Cyber Crimes, etc.) takes within its fold, seventeen chapters and several appendices. The first chapter under the caption “Cyber Crimes: What do we know and What do we mean” deals with select cyber crimes, nature of criminal conduct that is involved and the extent of the impact a cyber crime creates. The second chapter focuses on different facets and divergent dimensions of Information Technology with a view to introduce its importance to the readers. Particularly, this chapter is meant for a non-technical person who desires to critically appreciate the niceties of IT’s importance. Third chapter addresses premises, issues and implications relating to technology and legal regulations. This chapter also takes within its fold select legal responses in cyber world. The fourth chapter in a detailed manner, examines the inexplicable and inevitable interface between criminality and technology. The aim of this chapter is to clearly analyse in what way the forms of criminality in the context of technology have evolved over a period of time. Essentially, the prevalence, practice and terminological clarification pertaining to computer crimes and cyber crimes forms part of the core content of the fifth chapter.

Criminological insight with regard to cyber crimes is the essential focus in chapter six. Particularly, it explains the nature of multiple opportunities for cyber criminals and the factors hampering prosecution of cyber crimes and the challenges in controlling cyber crimes. This chapter analyses the need for a thorough and sustained criminological research from Indian perspective. The seventh chapter examines Typology of cyber crimes in a detailed manner. Valid issues pertaining to Criminalization in the context of cyber criminality, have been addressed in the eighth chapter. In addition, pertinent principles of Criminal Law have also been examined in a detailed manner. Chapter nine narratively explains different country legal responses focussing on the cyber crimes. Tenth chapter exclusively deals with a detailed analysis of Indian Legal response vis-à-vis cyber crimes. The eleventh chapter addresses the issues relating to criminal liability. Twelfth chapter examines the investigative aspects and procedures of cyber crimes. The thirteenth chapter deals with discovery, custody and presentment of cyber crimes related evidence.

The issues and implications regarding cyber crimes and Indian Criminal Justice Administration are covered in Chapter fourteen. An International initiatives to combat cyber crimes is examined in the light of recent developments in Chapter fifteen. Chapter sixteen exclusively addresses the concerns and conflicts relating to Human Rights in cyber space. Finally, the seventeenth chapter critically outlays and analyses the way forward in the ambit of cyber crimes. The text of select global legislations focusing on cyber crimes have been covered in Appendices.

Published Year: 2007 Format: n/a ISBN: INCC2 Publisher: Lexis Nexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur No of Pages: 1100 Our Price: India. Rs. 1,995.00 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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