Nazli Ismail Nawang , Ammar Abdullah Saeed Mohammed , Hussin Mohamad Ab. Rahman
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Nazli Ismail Nawang , Ammar Abdullah Saeed Mohammed , Hussin Mohamad Ab. Rahman
Abstract
Criminal legality is a principle that promotes justice and stability. In Yemen, a judge cannot expand the interpretation of any existing laws to criminalise new actions that are not provided by the legislature as it is
expressly prohibited by the Yemeni Constitution 1990 as well as the Yemeni Penal Code 1994. Unfortunately, cybercrime is one of the new offences that are not specifically regulated by Yemeni laws. Since cybercrime is one of the greatest threats facing international community, this paper attempts to examine the criminal legality affecting cybercrime in Yemen. This study is a purely doctrinal legal research and data are collected from both primary and secondary sources like statutes, books, scholarly articles, legal doctrines and many others. To sum up, though the existing laws generally cover traditional offences that are committed on the Internet such as online pornography and online defamation, serious issues arise with regard to new offences that can only be committed in the cyber world such as hacking and spamming as they are nowhere provided in the Yemeni legal framework.
Abstract
Criminal legality is a principle that promotes justice and stability. In Yemen, a judge cannot expand
the interpretation of any existing laws to criminalise new actions that are not provided by the legislature as it is
expressly prohibited by the Yemeni Constitution 1990 as well as the Yemeni Penal Code 1994. Unfortunately,
cybercrime is one of the new offences that are not specifically regulated by Yemeni laws. Since cybercrime is one of the
greatest threats facing international community, this paper attempts to examine the criminal legality affecting
cybercrime in Yemen. This study is a purely doctrinal legal research and data are collected from both primary and
secondary sources like statutes, books, scholarly articles, legal doctrines and many others. To sum up, though the
existing laws generally cover traditional offences that are committed on the Internet such as online pornography and
online defamation, serious issues arise with regard to new offences that can only be committed in the cyber world such
as hacking and spamming as they are nowhere provided in the Yemeni legal framework.
عمار عبدالله سعيد محمد | Ammar Abdullah Saeed Mohammed | 3117