WHY THE NEED FOR CYBER LAW?
• Coming of the Internet. • Greatest cultural, economic, political and social transformation in the history of human Society. • Complex legal issues arising leading to the development of cyber law. • Different approaches for controlling, regulating and facilitating electronic communication and commerce. CATEGORIES OF CYBER LAWS • Laws Relating to Digital Contracts • Laws Relating to Digital Property • Laws Relating to Digital Rights • Law of Cyber Crimes • Aims to provide the legal infrastructure for e-commerce in India. • India ‘s codified Cyber law is the Information Technology Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000). • Based on the INCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce, 1996. • IT Act is divided into 13 chapters and has 94 sections. • Amendments to IPC, Indian Evidence Act, Bankers Book Evidence Act and RBI Act have been effected. The Act provides for: • Legal Recognition of Electronic Documents • Legal recognition of Electronic commerce Transactions • Admissibility of Electronic data/eviden
