Is ICT Law a Discipline without Jurisprudence?

Abstract

This article argues that ICT Law should not be looked at as immature discipline. Rather it should now be regarded as mature discipline. That apart from developing it’s own methodology this new discipline is making a remarkable contribution to jurisprudence. There are several areas that present evidence of ICT Law’s contribution to legal system such as admissibility and authenticity of electronic evidence, data privacy, access to information and cybercrimes to name but a few. This article therefore while depicting examples from Tanzania and other jurisdictions presents a case to justify the maturity of ICT Law discipline. Despite that there are some areas that may be regarded as weaknesses of the discipline such as being too techy, and that most components of ICT Law are found in traditional law areas. Meaning that the unique area of ICT Law is the intersection of law and ICT.