Atorney-at-law and former prime minister, P J Patterson immediately hailed the book, Cyber Law in Jamaica, as timely against the background of the current review of the Cybercrimes Act by a Joint Select Committee of Parliament.
Prime ministerial endorsement: Former Prime Minister P J Patterson gets his copy of the book Cyber Law in Jamaica from author Nicole Foga, managing partner in the legal firm of Foga Daley, at the recent launch of the publication at the company’s Stanton Terrace, St Andrew office.
It’s integral to communicate: Attorney-at-law Nicole Foga, managing partner of Foga Daley, signs a copy of her book Cyber Law in Jamaica for Oral McCook, chief executive officer of OGM Integrated Communications, at the recent launch of the publication at Foga Daley's Stanton Terrace office, St Andrew.
Proud of you girl: Edna and Neville Lloyd Foga, parents of attorney Nicole Foga, admire their daughter’s work Cyber Law in Jamaica.
Doing justice to cyber law: Chief Justice Zaila McCalla (right) receives a copy of the book Cyber Law in Jamaica from author Nicole Foga, managing partner of Foga Daley, while Mark Thomas, JAMPRO's communications manager, looks on from the podium at the recent launch of the publication. (PHOTOS: COLLIN REID)
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Explaining the genesis of the book, Foga said she was always fascinated by the law as it related to information and communication technology and "I was concerned that although cyber law was becoming increasingly topical and of greater relevance to our society, there was no concise legal source material that offered guidance".
"The book was written to help fill that void," she told the Jamaica Observer, at the same time acknowledging as appropriate and fitting, the involvement in the book launch of Jampro, the state investment promotion agency, based on Jampro's many years of promoting the development of the ICT Sector in Jamaica.
Patterson in his address underscored the importance of providing a legal framework for cyberspace, noting: "Jamaican cyber law is fraught with challenges but arguably the most significant is the lag in time between when legal issues emerge due to ICTs, and the implementation of an appropriate and responsive legal and regulatory framework to address these issues.
"Public education about the subject matter and a focused response to cyber law in its various dimensions is therefore imperative," he stated.
Patterson also welcomed the active involvement of JAMPRO in the launch of the book, noting that existing and potential investors needed to be fully informed of the country's cyber law regime, as this would likely impact their decision to do business in the island.
He said that the publication Cyber Law in Jamaica exposed the myriad aspects of cyber law from a Jamaican perspective, and reviewed the responses to date. He described the book as timely, partly because of the current review of the Cybercrimes Act by a Joint Select Committee.
"Although new areas of law are emerging, the statutes and learning which govern must be fashioned in accordance with fundamental norms. This must be so even when one is confronted with new scourges, (such as) the lottery scam. I am privileged to be associated with the launch of this book.
"I commend it to lawyers and scholars alike for its erudition, its exquisite literary style and the fine legal insights it offers to a dimension of law which is still unfolding," Patterson said.
— Desmond Allen