The Crime of Electronic Forgery in Jordanian Criminal Legislation | [Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences • 2025]

Author(s):

1. Hashem Balas: Faculty of Law, Irbid National University,,Jordan

2. Reem Shatnawi: Lawyer, part-time Teacher,Jordan

3. Nashat Mohammad Bani Hamad: Faculty of Law, Irbid National University,,Jordan

4. Mamoon Suliman Alsmadi: Faculty of Law, Department of Law, Ajloun National University, Jordan

5. Ahmad Albtoosh: Faculty of Law, Department of Law, Ajloun National University, Jordan

Abstract:

Electronic bonds (e-bonds) are a new type of contract that has emerged due to advancements in information technology. Given the fertile environment that has helped the spread of cybercrime, these bonds are now typically vulnerable to digital forgeries. Therefore, legal protection for e-bonds has become essential due to their substantial legal significance in transactions between individuals, institutions, and governments. The descriptive and analytical approaches were used in this study. The results demonstrated that thanks to amendments made to the Jordanian Penal Code in 2022, electronic forgery was explicitly and directly criminalized under the crimes against public confidence. For the e-bond or the data of the official information system to be legally protected, it must have a legal and probative value, including electronic writing. It also requires linking the creation of the bond to its signature and retaining it in the form of an electronic record, thereby producing its legal effects as long as it is preserved in a manner that ensures no changes or modifications to its content.

Page(s): 4267-4277

DOI: 10.57239/PJLSS-2025-23.1.00337

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Year: 2025

Keywords:

Cybercrime , Forgery , Electronic forgery , Document

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