Digital Justice with STEM Foundations in Digital Jurisprudence

by

K. PRABHU RAJASEKAR,[1]

CyJurII Scholar

on 31 August 2025

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Abstract

Cybercrime transcends territorial boundaries, creating systemic challenges for legal doctrines rooted in state sovereignty, physical evidence, and traditional jurisdictional rules. The need for Digital Justice, anchored in both legal doctrine and technical expertise, has never been more urgent. This paper proposes a STEM-based doctrinal framework for Digital Jurisprudence, aligning scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical foundations with international cybercrime governance. Science contributes forensic principles, criminology, and behavioral analysis to support reliable e-evidence. Technology empowers digital investigations through SIEM/SOAR, cryptography, blockchain analytics, and AI-driven detection. Engineering secures infrastructures, enables reverse engineering of malware, and sustains forensic laboratory standards. Mathematics introduces risk quantification, network graph theory, and game-theoretic models for cyber deterrence. The paper adopts a doctrinal methodology, examining India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP, 2023) and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (2023), the EU GDPR and AI Act, and international frameworks including the Budapest Convention (2001), the UN Cybercrime Convention (2024 draft), and human rights norms under the ICCPR and UN Charter. It highlights institutional contributions of UNODC (capacity building and model laws), INTERPOL (intelligence sharing and cyber fusion centres), UNICRI (forensic innovation and AI methodologies), and the ICJ (adjudication of interstate cyber disputes). Findings reveal fragmented frameworks, uneven forensic capacity, and doctrinal gaps in cross-border e-evidence admissibility. The study proposes a Cyber Digital Justice Framework, uniting STEM with legal doctrine to harmonize global approaches. It concludes that Digital Justice, grounded in STEM and comparative jurisprudence, and coordinated through UN and multilateral systems, is essential to ensuring accountability, protecting rights, and securing transnational digital ecosystems.

Keywords: Digital Justice, STEM, Cyber Digital Jurisprudence, UNODC, INTERPOL, ICJ, UNICRI, Transnational Cybercrime, E-Evidence, Global Governance

[1] Research Scholar, School of Law, Specialization: Cyber Crime and Cyber Law

Saveetha University (SIMATS DEEMED UNIVERSITY), Chennai, India,

PhD Registration Number: 162003102, Research Period: June 2020 – May 2025

Researcher Scholar Email Address: prabhu.rajasekar10@gmail.com

Researcher Scholar Cell Phone number: 9840041502”

“Research Guide Name: Dr.D.Vezhaventhan.M.A.,M.Phil.,PH.D.,

Associate Professor and Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saveetha School of Law, SIMATS,Chennai-77

Research Guide Email Address: vezhaventhand.ssl@saveetha.com