Page 37 facing the nation in using the all-risk approach and broadly outlines the way by which the objectives are to be implemented. Article 2: National strategy Member States shall adopt such strategies as they deem appropriate and adequate to implement the national cyber security policy, particularly in the area of legal reform and development, awareness-raising and capacity-building, public-private partnership, international cooperation, etc. Such strategies shall define organizational structures, set objectives and timeframes for successful implementation of the cyber security policy and lay the foundation for effective management of cyber security incidents and of international cooperation. Chapter 2: Legal measures Article III – 1 – 1: Laws against cyber crime Each Member State shall adopt such legislative measures as it deems effective to set up material criminal offenses as acts which affect the confidentiality, integrity, availability and survivability of ICT systems and related infrastructure networks; as well as effective procedural measures for the arrest and prosecution of offenders. Member States shall take into account the approved language choice in international cyber crime legislation models such as the language choice adopted by the Council of Europe and the Commonwealth of Nations where necessary. Article III – 1 – 2: Statutory authorities Each Member State shall adopt such legislative measures as it deems necessary to confer specific responsibility on institutions, be they newly established or pre-existing, as well as on the designated officials of the said institutions, with a view to conferring on them a statutory authority and legal capacity to act in all aspects of cyber security application, including but not limited to response to cyber security incidence and coordination in the field of restorative justice, forensic investigations, prosecution, etc. Article III – 1 – 3: Democratic principles In adopting legal measures in the realm of cyber security and establishing the framework for implementation thereof, each Member State shall ensure that the measures so adopted will not compromise the rights of citizens guaranteed by their national constitution and protected by international conventions, especially the African AU Draft0 010111

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