IGNOU offered Post Graduate Certificate in Cyber Law (PGCCL) through School of Law (SOL) to understand, explore, and acquire a critical understanding of Cyber Law; develop competencies for dealing with frauds and deceptions (confidence tricks, scams) and other cyber crimes for example, child pornography etc. that are taking place via the Internet;

Program info
Post Graduate Certificate in Cyber Law (PGCCL)

Minimum Duration:
6 Months

Maximum Duration:
2 Years

Course Fee:
Rs. 7,000

Medium of Instruction:
English

Eligibility:
Students must have graduate in any discipline or Fourth and Fifth year students of Five year integrated LL.B course who passed three years.

Program material
MIR-011 Cyberspace, Technology and Social Issues

Block 1 Introduction to ICT and Cyberspace

Unit 1: Evolution and Growth of ICT
Unit 2: Computer Hardware, Software and Packages
Unit 3: Networking Concepts
Unit 4: Introduction to Cyberspace and Architecture
Unit 5: Evolution and Basic Concept of Internet

Block 2 Cyberspace

Unit 6: Internet Ownership and Standards and Role of ISPs
Unit 7: Data Security and Management
Unit 8: Data Encryption and Digital Signature
Unit 9: Convergence, Internet Telephony and VPNS

Block 3 Social Issues in the Regulation of Cyberspace

Unit 10: The Regulability of Cyberspace
Unit 11: E-Governance
Unit 12: Issues Concerning Democracy, National Sovereignty, Personal Freedom

Block 4: Emerging Social Issues from Cyberspace

Unit 13: Digital Divide
Unit 14: Promotion of Global Commons
Unit 15: Open Source Movement
MIR-012 Regulation of Cyberspace

Block 1 Laws and Entities Governing Cyberspace

Unit 1: Domestic Laws: Backgrounder
Unit 2: Information Technology Act – Part I
Unit 3: Information Technology Act – Part II
Unit 4: International Treaties, Conventions and Protocols Concerning Cyberspace
Unit 5: Guidelines Issued by Various Ministries

Block 2 Cyber Crimes and Torts

Unit 6: Introduction to Computer Wrongs
Unit 7: Conventional Crimes through Computer
Unit 8: Crimes and Torts Committed on a Computer Network and Relating to Electronic Mail
Unit 9: Crimes Relating to Data Alteration / Destruction

Block 3 Dispute Resolutions in Cyberspace

Unit 10: Issues of Jurisdiction and Applicable Law in Cyberspace
Unit 11: Enforcement Issues in Cyberspace
Unit 12: Online Dispute Revolution
MIR-013 Commerce and Cyberspace

Block 1 E-commerce

Unit 1: E-commerce: Evolution, Meaning and Types
Unit 2: Payment Mechanism in Cyberspace
Unit 3: Advertising and taxation vis -â- vis E-commerce
Unit 4: Consumer Protection in Cyberspace

Block 2 Online Contracts

Unit 5: Forms of Online Contracts
Unit 6: Features of Online Contracts
Unit 7: Issues Emerging from Online Contracting

Block 3 Intellectual Property Protection in Cyberspace

Unit 8: Intellectual Property in Cyberspace
Unit 9: Linking, in lining and Framing
Unit 10: P2P Networking
Unit 11: Webcasting
Unit 12: Domain Names

Block 4 Management of IPRs in Cyberspace

Unit 13: Liability of Internet Service Providers
Unit 14: Digital Rights Management
Unit 15: Search Engines and their Abuse
Unit 16: Non Original Databases
MIR-014 Privacy and Data Protection

Block 1 Right to Privacy and its Legal Framework

Unit 1: The Concept of Privacy
Unit 2: National Legal Framework or Protecting Privacy
Unit 3: International Legal Framework for Protecting Privacy
Unit 4: Privacy Related Wrongs and Remedies Thereof

Block 2 Data Security

Unit 5: The Concept of Security in Cyberspace
Unit 6: Technological Vulnerabilities
Unit 7: Legal Responses to Technological Vulnerabilities
Unit 8: Security Audits

Block 3 Data Protection

Unit 9: Introduction to Data
Unit10: OECD Principles
Unit11: Data Protection Position in India, EU and US
Unit12: Privacy Policy

Block: 4 Emerging Issues in Data Protection and Privacy

Unit 13: BPOs and the Legal Regime in India
Unit 14: Protecting Kids’ Privacy Online
Unit 15: Evolving Trends in Data Protection and Information Security

Addresss
School of Law
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Block-G,
Zakir Hussain Bhawan,
Academic Complex
Maidan Garhi
,
New Delhi - 110068
India
+91-011-29531115
+91-011-29534303
directorsol@ignou.ac.in