School of Law

Scholarly and Research Interests

I am extensively involved with research related to taxation of e-commerce, e-government-developing countries and the issue of digital divide. Governance of cyberspace and role of politics, technology and law in cyberspace, e-commerce crime as new form of white-collar crime, implication of information and communication technologies on the growth of criminal and deviant identities and behaviour on the Internet, role of technology in economic development of third world countries.

Teaching

I am the programme director of the LL.M. in Cyberlaw: Information Technology, Law & Society.

I teach in the areas of Information and Technology Law, E-commerce Law, Cybercrime, Intellectual Property Law.

PhD Supervision

Key Publications

Book:

Basu, S (2007) Global Perspectives on E-Commerce Taxation Law. Ashgate

Journal Articles:

Basu, S (2008) “International Taxation of E-Commerce: Persistent Problems and Possible Developments" The Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT) 1.1 pp 1-25

Basu, S (2007) Offshore Outsourcing – How Safe is Your Data Abroad? Overview of Privacy, Data Protection and Security", Global Jurist Topics: Vol. 6: No. 2, Article 3. pp 1-26

Basu, S (2004) “Implementing E-Commerce Tax Policy” British Tax Review, Number 1 pp 46-69

Chapters in Books:

Basu, S and Jones, R (2008) Regulating Cyberstalking in Crimes of the Internet, Frank Schmalleger and Michael Pittaro, M. (editors) (Prentice Hall) (2008) pp 141-165

Basu, S (2006) (E-government and Developing Countries: Role of Technology and Law)

In Spanish El gobierno electrónico y los países en desarrollo: el papel de la tecnología y el derecho Chapter 9 in Gobierno, derecho y tecnología: las actividades de los poderes públicos, Editor Fernando Galindo, Thomson (Civitas), pp 227-267

Media Contact Areas

• E-Commerce
• Cybercrime: Cyber stalking
• Digital Divide
• Outsourcing