Description

ISBN: 978-978-997-610-2
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal and regulatory framework for cybercrime in Nigeria in the light of regional and international instruments. It surveys the cybercrime- investigative framework in Nigeria against the backdrop of law and practice in the United Kingdom. Specifically, it pays due attention to the judicial treatments of cybercrime in the Nigerian space; and the definitional, criminalisation, and multiplicity dilemma of Nigerian cybercrime legislation. It also unwraps the issues and prospects for regulating cybercrime in Nigeria. Drawing on diverse enactments governing cybercrime from across the globe, the book offers lessons on collecting and preserving digital evidence, prosecuting cybercrime, harmonising legislation, enforcement, and reviewing existing cyber legislation. Overall, the book aids readers in apprehending the legal aspect of cybersecurity.
Clear, concise and critical, this book is designed for stakeholders, law and policymakers, enforcers, judges, legal practitioners, academics, researchers, students and members of the public interested in cybercrime and related matters.