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28 IIUMLJ 325 (2020)
Cyberbullying among Children: A Cross Jurisdictional Perspective

handle is hein.journals/iiumlj28 and id is 325 raw text is: 28 (SI) 2020 IIUMLJ 325 - 349 CYBERBULLYING AMONG CHILDREN: A CROSS JURISDICTIONAL PERSPECTIVE* Norjihan Ab Aziz** Noor Shuhadawati Mohamad Amin*** ABSTRACT The offence of cyberbullying is becoming prevalent in the digital era. This involves embarrassing pictures of the victims, negative comments on social media, and the internet with the intent to harass or shame the victims. In Malaysia, cyberbullying is governed by the Communication and Multimedia Act 1998 and the Penal Code. However, if the perpetrator is a child, the Child Act 2001 governs the criminal process and the disposition of the case, which is punitive in nature. The United Nations encourages state parties to apply restorative justice to deal with cyberbullying. New Zealand has implemented a family group conference to resolve criminal offences committed by children, which includes cyberbullying. The objective of this article is to examine the nature of cyberbullying among children. This article also analyses the process under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, New Zealand law, and Malaysian law on cyberbullying among children. It is recommended that the Child Act 2001 is amended by allowing children who are involved in cyberbullying to resolve the case through a family group conference as a process of restorative justice, which is recommended by the United Nations. The significance of this research is that it works towards the betterment of children's needs and welfare in Malaysia. This research adopts a qualitative methodology that mainly * This article is sponsored by the Research Acculturation Grant Scheme under the project entitled Establishing the Legal Framework for Family Group Conference to Resolve School Bullying in Malaysia research project (IRAGS18-009-0010). ** Assistant Professor, Legal Practice Department, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia. Email: norjihanabaziz@iium.edu.my. * Assistant Professor, Legal Practice Department, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia. Email: shuhadaamin@iium.edu.my.

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