Cyber Law is the newest paper in the course — and one of the most searched. Here is the unit-wise list of the most important questions for the TU LL.B. Cyber Law paper (LAW 512).
Who is this for? TU LL.B. 3rd Year (Cyber Law, LAW 512) students — and B.A.LL.B. students of Cyber Law and AI (LAW 5705).
Unit-wise important questions
Unit 1: Cyber Jurisprudence
- What is cyber law? Trace its origin and development with the technology-law relationship. (15)
- Explain the jurisdiction problem of cyber law and its solutions. (10)
- Explain internet and content regulation in Nepal with the authorities’ roles. (10)
- Short notes: (a) PKI; (b) EDI; (c) effects doctrine; (d) digital divide. (4×2.5)
Unit 2: Intellectual Property Rights, Computer Software and Cyberspace
- Explain the intellectual property protection of computer software and the controversy of patenting software. (15)
- Explain the relationship between trademarks and domain names with the cybersquatting resolution machinery. (15)
- Explain the law relating to semi-conductor layout designs and databases as cyber property. (10)
- Short notes: (a) UDRP; (b) technical effect; (c) WCT’s anti-circumvention; (d) virtual property. (4×2.5)
Unit 3: E-Commerce, Online Business and Challenges
- Explain the legal framework of e-commerce: electronic records, signatures and online contracts in Nepal. (15)
- Explain the UNCITRAL Model Law on E-Commerce 1996 and its principles’ influence on Nepal’s law. (10)
- Explain data protection and privacy in the digital environment with Nepal’s framework. (10)
- Short notes: (a) certifying authority; (b) click-wrap; (c) non-repudiation; (d) ODR. (4×2.5)
Unit 4: Cyber Crime
- Define cyber crime and explain its nature, modus operandi and types with the three-victim classification. (15)
- Explain the investigation of cyber crime in Nepal: the authority, the powers and the problems (including the ISP liability). (15)
- Explain the European Convention on Cyber Crime 2001 and its significance. (10)
- Short notes: (a) phishing; (b) notice-and-takedown; (c) cloud jurisdiction; (d) spam laws. (4×2.5)
Unit 5: Existing Legal Provisions of Cyber, Other Relevant Law and Policies in Nepal
- Explain the main provisions of the Electronic Transactions Act 2063 with its offences and the honest audit of its vintage. (15)
- Explain the legal challenges of cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence and IoT devices in Nepal’s regulatory context. (15)
- Explain the IT policies’ evolution (2057 and 2059) and the IP Policy 2074’s digital faces. (10)
- Short notes: (a) e-governance’s map; (b) banking threats; (c) cyber warfare; (d) dark patterns. (4×2.5)
Unit 6: Institutional Mechanism in Nepal
- Explain the institutional mechanism for cyber governance in Nepal (the regulators, the policy bodies, the justice institutions, the industry-and-ethics bodies). (15)
- Explain the roles of the Controller of Certifying Authority and the Nepal Telecommunication Authority. (10)
- Explain the judiciary’s cyber faces: the Cyber Bureau, the Kathmandu District Court’s designation and the Supreme Court’s online systems. (10)
- Short notes: (a) NITC; (b) CAN; (c) Online Media Directives; (d) software outsourcing’s labour faces. (4×2.5)
How to answer Cyber Law questions well
- Name Nepal’s instruments precisely: the Electronic Transactions Act framework and the evolving cyber-crime legislation — by name, never guessed section numbers.
- Offences by their elements: for each cyber offence, define it, give its ingredients, and add a realistic example.
- Bring the global layer: instruments like the Budapest Convention show comparative awareness — use them in ‘challenges’ and ‘international’ questions.
- Balance both sides: regulation vs privacy/free expression — the best answers weigh both.
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