Dr Subhajit Basu

Senior Lecturer in Information Technology Law (Cyberlaw)

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I joined the School of Law from Queen’s University Belfast in 2009. I graduated from University College of Law, Calcutta University (India) in 1997. I was called to the West Bengal Bar and worked as Solicitor and Advocate specialising in Corporate Law.

In 2007 I was appointed as Honorary Visiting Professor, National University of Law (NLU) India. I am a Fellow of African Center for Cyberlaw and Cybercrime Prevention (ACCP). Advisor to Centre for Law and Technology (Nepal), Member of Advisory Board Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling, Member of European Association of Tax Law Professors, Member of the Executive Committee of BILETA.

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

I am happy to supervise PhD students in the general areas of my research interests.

Key Publications

Book:

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

Journal Articles:

Basu, S and Duffy , J (2010) Providing Legal Information and Advice to Older People: As much a Question of Accessibility as Affordability; European Journal of Law and Technology; Vol 1 Issue 3

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