An analysis of the legal framework of cyber related crimes in Uganda
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Date
2019-06
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Kampala International University.College Of Law
Abstract
Thii; report provides a comprehensive overview of the most relevant topics linked to the legal
aspects of cybercrime and focuses on the demands of developing countries. Due to the
transnational dimension of cybercrime, the legal instruments are the same for developing and
developed countries. However, the references used were selected for the benefit of the case study
(Uganda), in addition to a broad selection of resources provided for a more in-depth study of the
different topics. Whenever possible, publicly available sources were used, including many freeof-charge editions of online law journals. The report contains five main chapters. After an
introduction (Chapter I), it provides an overview of the phenomena of cybercrime (Chapter 2).
This includes descriptions of how crimes are committed and explanations of the most widespread
cybercrime offences such as hacking, identity theft and denial-of service attacks. An overview of
the causes of cybercrimes in Uganda and the world at large, prosecution of cybercrirne (Chapters
3 and 4). After a summary of some of the activities undertaken by international and regional
organizations in the fight against cybercrirne and also it continues with an analysis of different
legal approaches with regard to substantive criminal law, procedural law, digital evidence,
international cooperation and the responsibility of Internet service providers (Chapter 5)
discusses the conclusions and recommendations to the study.
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Research report submitted to the school of law in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of bachelor’s degree in Laws of Uganda Kampala International University
Keywords
Legal framework, Cyber related crimes, Uganda