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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">IGC and Bestbits Listers<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">I write to you to seek your views on the <span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;"> African Union Convention on Cyber Security(AUCC)</span><a href="http://pages.au.int/sites/default/files/AU%20Cybersecurity%20Convention%20ENGLISH_0.pdf" target="_blank" style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color:#0068CF">http://pages.au.int/sites/default/files/AU%20Cybersecurity%20Convention%20ENGLISH_0.pdf</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space" style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">KICTANet has been in discussion with AUC and the drafters have accepted to receive our input despite having gone through this process two years ago with African governments. The Convention will be signed in January 2014. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;">In light of this, Kenya and Uganda stakeholders will conduct an online debate on multiple lists of KICTANet and
ISOC-KE, and on</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color:#CD232C"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;">I-Network list moderated by the</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;">Collaboration on International ICT
Policy in East and Southern Africa</span><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(205, 35, 44);"> </span><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;">(CIPESA)
and ISOC -Uganda,</span><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(205, 35, 44);"> </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;">starting Today Monday 25</span><sup style="line-height: 16.5pt;">th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space" style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;">to Friday 29</span><sup style="line-height: 16.5pt;">th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space" style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;">November 2013. Please feel free to send us your contribution. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;">Rgds</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;">Grace</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Below is the announcement made on the multiple lists. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>1.</b> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Background to the African Union
Convention on Cyber Security (AUCC)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">African Union (AU) convention (52 page document) seeks to
intensify the fight against cybercrime across Africa in light of increase in
cybercrime, and a lack of mastery of security risks by African countries.
Further, that one challenge for African countries is lack of technological
security adequate enough to prevent and effectively control technological
and informational risks. As such “African States are in dire need of innovative
criminal policy strategies that embody States, societal and technical responses
to create a credible legal climate for cyber security”.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">The Convention establishes a framework for cybersecurity in
Africa “through organisation of electronic transactions, protection of personal
data, promotion of cyber security, e-governance and combating cybercrime”
(Conceptual framework).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>2.</b> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Division of the Convention</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Part 1
Electronic transactions</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section I:
Definition
of terms<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section II:
Electronic
Commerce (Fields of application of electronic commerce, Contractual
responsibility of the electronic provider of goods and services).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section III:
Publicity by electronic
means.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section IV:
Obligations in electronic form
(Electronic contracts, Written matter in electronic form, Ensuring the security
of electronic transactions).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Part II PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section I:
Definition<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section II:
Legal framework
for personal data protection (Objectives of this Convention with respect to
personal data, Scope of application of the Convention, Preliminary formalities
for personal data processing).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section III:
Institutional framework
for protection of personal data (Status, composition or organization, Functions
of the protection authority).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section IV:
Obligations relating to the
conditions governing the processing of personal data (basic principles
governing the processing of personal data, Specific principles governing the
processing of sensitive data, Interconnection<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>of
personal data files).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section V:
The rights of the
person whose personal data are to be processed (Right to information, Right of
access, Right of opposition, Right of correction or suppression).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section VI:
Obligations of the personal
data processing official (Confidentiality obligations, Security obligations,
Conservation obligations, Sustainability obligations).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>PART III – PROMOTING CYBERSECURITY AND COMBATING CYBERCRIME</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section 1:
Terminology,
National cyber security framework, Legislative measures, National cyber
security system, National cyber security monitoring structures).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section II:
Material penal law
(Offenses specific to Information and Communication Technologies [Attack on,
computerized data, Content related offenses], Adapting certain information and
communication technologies offenses).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section II:
Criminal liability
for corporate persons (Adapting certain sanctions to the Information and
Communication Technologies, Other penal sanctions,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Procedural law, Offenses specific to
Information and Communication Technologies).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b> PART IV: COMMON AND FINAL PROVISIONS</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> Section I:
Monitoring
mechanism<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Section II:
Final responses<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>The Proposed Discussion</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">We have picked on articles that need clarity, and would
request listers to kindly discuss them and provide recommendations where
necessary.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Also, where
necessary, listers are encouraged to identify and share other articles that
need clarifications that we may have left out.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Day 1 Monday 25/ 11/2013</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>We begin with Part 1 on Electronic transactions and pick on
four articles which we will discuss on Monday (25/11) and Tuesday (26/11). </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Section III: Publicity by electronic means</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b> Article I – 7:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i> Without prejudice to Article I-4 any advertising
action, irrespective of its form, accessible through online communication service,
shall be clearly identified as such. It shall clearly identify the individual
or corporate body on behalf of whom it is undertaken.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Question:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Should net
anonymity be legislated?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>If
so, what measures need to be or not be considered?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Question:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Should
individuals or companies be obliged to reveal their identities and what are the
implications? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b><br>
Article I – 8:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i>The conditions governing the possibility of promotional
offers as well as the conditions for participating in promotional
competitions or games where such offers, competitions or games are
electronically disseminated, shall be clearly spelt out and easily accessible.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Question:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Should an<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>international (or should we
call it regional)<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#CD232C"> </span></span>law legislate on promotional offers and competitions
offered locally?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
<br>
<b><u>Day 2 Tuesday 26/11/13</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Article I – 9:<br>
</b><i>Direct marketing through any form of
indirect communication including messages forwarded with automatic message
sender, facsimile or electronic mails in whatsoever form, using the particulars
of an individual who has not given prior consent to receiving the said direct
marketing through the means indicated, shall be prohibited by the member states
of the African Union.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Article I – 10:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i> The provisions of Article I – 9 above
notwithstanding, direct marketing prospection by electronic mails shall be
permissible where:</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i>1) The particulars of the addressee have been obtained
directly from him/her,</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i>2) The recipient has given consent to be contacted by the
prospector partners</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i>3) The direct prospection concerns similar products or
services provided by the same individual or corporate body.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Question:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Is this a realistic way of dealing with spam? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Article I – 27</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i>Where the legislative provisions of Member States have not
laid down other provisions, and where there is no valid agreement between the
parties, the judge shall resolve proof related conflicts by determining by all
possible means the most plausible claim regardless of the message base
employed.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Question:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>What is the
meaning of this article and is it necessary?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Some
clarity needed!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b><u>Day 3 Wednesday 27 /11/13</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b><u>Today, we move onto PART II: PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION and
will deal with three questions.</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Objectives of this Convention with respect to personal data</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <b>Article II – 2:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i>Each Member State of the African Union shall put in place a
legal framework with a view to establishing a mechanism to combat breaches of
private life likely to arise from the gathering, processing, transmission,
storage and use of personal data.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i>The mechanism so established shall ensure that any data
processing, in whatsoever form, respects the freedoms and fundamental rights of
physical persons while recognizing the prerogatives of the State, the rights of
local communities and the target for which the businesses were established.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Question:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>What is the
relevance of this article?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>What
are these state prerogatives? And given the increased interest of state surveillance,
how can states balance respect of FOE while recognising state prerogatives?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Article II-6, II-7, 11-8, II-11, II-12, II-13 refer to a Protection
Authority</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>which is meant to establish standards for data protection.
Article II – 14<span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span><i>provides
for each Member State of the African Union to establish an authority with
responsibility to protect personal data. It</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>shall be an independent administrative
authority with the task of ensuring that the processing of personal data is
conducted in accordance with domestic legislations.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">In article II-17 states that<span class="apple-converted-space"> ‘</span><i>Sworn agents may be invited to
participate in audit missions in accordance with extant provisions in Member
States of the African Union’.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Question:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Considering
that this article seems to be tied to the Protection Authority, what is its
relevance? And who is a ‘sworn agent?’<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>What
should this authority look like in terms of its composition?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Article II – 20:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i>…Members of the protection authority shall not receive
instructions from any authority in the exercise of their functions. </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Article II – 21:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i>Member States are engaged to provide the national
protection authority human, technical and financial resources necessary to
accomplish their mission.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Question:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>It appears that this Data Protection Authority is envisaged
to be fully government supported. Therefore, should we be talking of its
independence? In what way should this article be framed so that it ensures
independence of the Authority?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Article II – 28 to II-34<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>outlines
six principles governing the processing of personal data namely:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Consent and of legitimacy,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Honesty,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Objective, relevance and conservation of processed personal
data,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> Accuracy,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Transparency and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> Confidentiality and security of personal data.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Under each of the specific principles, detailed explanation
of how each should be undertaken is offered.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Question:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Is this
explanation and detailing of how to undertake each necessary in an<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>international (regional) law
necessary or needed?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Is this
legislation overkill?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Day 4 Thursdsay 28/11/2013
Part III</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Day 4 will focus on PROMOTING CYBERSECURITY AND COMBATING
CYBERCRIME</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <b>Article III – 14: Harmonization</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i>1) Member States have to undertake necessary measures to
ensure that the legislative measures and / or regulations adopted to fight
against cybercrime enhance the possibility of regional harmonization of these
measures and respect the principle of double criminality.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Question</b>: What is the
principle of double criminality here?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Section II: Other penal sanctions</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <b>Article III – 48</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i>Each Member State of the African Union have to take
necessary legislative measures to ensure that, in the case of conviction for an
offense committed by means of digital communication facility, the competent
jurisdiction or the judge handling the case gives a ruling imposing additional
punishment.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Question:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b> What is the interpretation of additional punishment?
Is this not granting of absolute powers to judges?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>Day Five 29/11/2013</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">This will be dedicated to any other issue(s)that listers
may want to raise in regard to the Convention. Further, listers can go back to
issues of any other day and discuss them here.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Are there other articles that you would like to share that
need clarification?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span>What other issue(s) would you like to raise? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b>References</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">DRAFT AFRICAN UNION CONVENTION ON THE CONFIDENCE AND
SECURITY IN CYBERSPACE<a href="http://pages.au.int/sites/default/files/AU%20Cybersecurity%20Convention%20ENGLISH_0.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0068CF">http://pages.au.int/sites/default/files/AU%20Cybersecurity%20Convention%20ENGLISH_0.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/262/148/817/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0068CF">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/262/148/817/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><a href="http://daucc.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/paper-review-basic-drawbacks-of-the-draft-african-union-convention-on-the-confidence-and-security-in-cyberspace/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0068CF">http://daucc.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/paper-review-basic-drawbacks-of-the-draft-african-union-convention-on-the-confidence-and-security-in-cyberspace/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><a href="http://michaelmurungi.blogspot.com/2012/08/comments-on-draft-african-union.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0068CF">http://michaelmurungi.blogspot.com/2012/08/comments-on-draft-african-union.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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