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GLUP1043 Legal Skills and Research Methodology

UUM School of Law, Universiti Utara Malaysia

Study On Adequacy Of The Computer Crimes Act 1997 In Dealing With Phishing For
Victims In Malaysia

1.Introduction/ What is the current situation?

Background - There has been a massive increase in internet users worldwide due
to COVID19 issues (because lockdown makes work only done at
home)
- This opportunity is widely used by unscrupulous elements to
commit fraud, which in this case is Phishing
Problem with the current situation (Necessity? Adequacy? Suitability? Implementation? Enforcement?)

Computer Crimes Act is not adequate to overcome Phiser and protect


the victims ( Rizal Rahman, “Malware and The Law of Deception in
Malaysia” [2018] 3 Malayan Law Journal Articles ,p18)
How this research will address the problem?
This research will highlight the adequacy of the CCA in dealing with
Phising for victims in Malaysia
2.Title of Descriptive @ analytical?

research Study on Adequacy of the Computer Crimes Act 1997 in dealing with
phishing for victims in Malaysia
3.Problem Unresolved issues? Expand from the problem in the 1. Background (above) - support with literature

statement - Law is covering Phising, but it does not provide protection for
victims (Dinna Nina Mohd Nizam, Managing Legal, Consumers
and Commerce Risks in Phishing, 2.1 International Journal of
Humanities and Social Sciences 33, 2008)
- Phising is booming very fast, law needs to catch up (BBC News,
Google Blocking 18m Coronavirus Scam Emails Every Day
[website], https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52319093
(accessed 15 may 2020) )
Questions & 4.Research Questions 5.Research Objectives
Objectives What do you want to study? What do you want to achieve?
1. 1.
6.Significance How will this research help with addressing the situation @ problem?
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7.Methodology How do you plan to carry out the research? (Type of data, instrument, sample, type of analysis)
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8.Scope of What is the boundary @ context of the research? (Country-location, context, unit of study)

Study -
9.Literature Key concepts of the research, discuss the key concepts from literature

review -
10.Outline of Sequential Chapterisation

Chapters
11.Tables & References in footnoting system

Bibliographies -

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