MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CYBER CRIMES: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FOR CAMEROON’S LAWS
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MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, CYBER CRIMES, CAMEROONAbstract
Cameroon’s laws and their enforcement are formally bound to nationally defined borders, where a single transmission of computerised information over a network may passes through a dozen or more types of carriers, such as telephone companies, satellite networks, and Internet service providers, thereby crossing numerous territorial borders and legal systems. Consequently, it has become a vested interest of the Cameroon government to enact legal frameworks that offer a guideline on which the country can cooperate in the area of Mutual Legal Assistance with other countries and organisations on issues of cybercrimes. The reading of existing literature and consultation of experts on the subject reveal that the laws on digital trans border investigative methods in Cameroon are not sufficiently effectively enforced. The article suggests that there should be an review of the Cyber Code and also capacity building from law enforcement agents.
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