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CMJ J63 - Internet Law* *NOT ESTABLISHED*

Faculty
Andrej Savin, Associate Professor
Course Coordinator
Andrej Savin, Associate Professor
Prerequisite/progression of the course
No prerequisites but some knowledge of business/commercial law an advantage.
Course content, structure and teaching
In the era of digital economy, there is an increasing need to understand the legal implications that electronic contracts, email, websites and other IT phenomena have in a global context. Familiarity with comparative solutions is useful both for legal practitioners and for policymakers. The purpose of the course is therefore to teach the students how to approach the problems and think about them from a comparative rather than purely national perspective. The course offers the opportunity to look at various sources: international (such as UNCITRAL Model Laws or Cybercrime Convention), American (case law, DMCA), European (regulations, directives, ECJ cases, policy documents) and national (national e-commerce law).
The course is not meant to give a comprehensive overview of Information technology law (although it does teach its basic features). Instead, it will look at a selection of topics that represent the most hotly debated issues in modern IT law: governance, IP, jurisdiction and privacy.
  • Basics of IT Law
  • Basics of Copyright: Copyright in the USA
  • Copyright in the EU
  • Electronic commerce transactions: UNCITRAL Model Law, E-commerce Directive
  • Electronic commerce, specific topics: Advertising & Marketing
  • Electronic commerce, specific topics: Financial aspects
  • Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in the USA
  • Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in the EU
  • Intermediaries in the USA
  • Intermediaries in the EU
  • Privacy: Government Surveillance & Data Retention
  • Contents regulation: Speech Regulation and Internet Filtering
  • Using law & economics to analyse Internet Law
  • Case study
The course's development of personal competences
The course is taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and case-studies. Thorough preparation and in-class participation is expected.
Learning Objectives
After pursuing the course, the student should:
  • Gain good understanding of basic Internet law problems.
  • Be able to critically analyze international and basic American and EU documents and distinguish them from national regulation.
  • Learn to critically asses national legal solutions and place them in the context of broader debate on the subject.
  • Be able to coherently present arguments and demonstrate insight and understanding of the problems inherent in the focus of the course.
  • Be able to put real-world problems in a legal context and provide well-grounded solutions.
Type of examination, exam aids and assessment
Written exam, 4 hours, all aids allowed (open book). Students may bring their own computers. Ordinary assessment.
Recommended literature
A compendium will be used.
Other:
  • Primary sources on Sitescape

Last updated by The Electives Office 21/12/2009