Dr Subhajit Basu FRSA

Associate Professor 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, 'Stalking the Stranger in Web 2.0: A Contemporary Regulatory Analysis', European Journal for Law and Technology, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2012, pp 1-36

Basu, S (2012) Privacy Protection: A Tale of Two Cultures; Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology, Vol 6, Issue 1; pp 1-34

Duffy, J, Basu, S and Pearson, K (2012) Older people and legal advice – the need for joined up and creative approaches; Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law; Vol 34, Issue 1; pp 31-47

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 (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