Laws Relating to Cyber Crimes: Theories and Legal Aspects

Abstract

This paper mainly deals with the laws relating to the cyber crimes in India. The objectives of this research paper are four-fold: firstly, to analyze the concept of jurisdiction and the various theories to determine jurisdiction in cases where such offences are committed relating to cyber crimes; secondly, to analyze the jurisdiction theories applicable under Cybercrime Convention; thirdly, to analyze the jurisdiction theories applicable under the Information Technology Act, 2000; and fourthly, to analyze whether there can be one jurisdiction theory that may globally be applicable to all cyber crimes. For the sake of convenience, this research paper has been divided into five parts.