Courses for Exchange Students (ECTS) 2018/2019
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Digitalization, New Technologies, AI and Law, Second Cycle |
| Spring week 04 (2019) - 13 (2019) | Appl.code: 31195 |
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Full-time, daytime class |
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ECTS credits: 15 |
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Level of education: Second Cycle (master level) |
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Level: A1N |
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Prerequisites: 180 credits at the first level out of which 90 credits with increasing depth within law, including an essay (G2E) of 15 credits; alternatively,180 credits at the first level of which 90 credits with increasing depth within media and communication studies, including an essay (G2E) of 15 credits. Additional requirements: English Course B/English Course 6. |
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Content: The objective of the course is to provide students with in-depth knowledge on how internet, digitalization, automation and new technologies, from peer-to-peer to artificial intelligence, are changing the law and its general principles, and to introduce legal methodologies and European and international legal frameworks that specifically address digital transformation, such as the GDPR. At the end of the course, students will have a comprehensive understanding of the interplay between technology, digitalization, and law, and be able to interpret and analyze fundamental principles and legal reasoning in the area. Students will be able to critically evaluate phenomena such as social media, new media, and artificial intelligence and discuss them from a law perspective. Students will also be able to reflect on the legal and social issues affecting the production and use of the new technologies. Particular attention is dedicated in the course to the legal issues raised by the online distribution of digital content and services such as peer-to-peer, and to their impact on society at large and on business practices. |
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Teaching Methods: Lectures, individual assignments, seminars and the writing of a research paper. Attendance and active participation during seminars is mandatory, as well as the completion of individual oral or written assignments in preparation for the seminars themselves. The course also includes an internship period of 2 weeks, to investigate practical applications of the legal issues discussed in the course. The internship can be replaced by a supplementary task, such as an independent work presented orally or in a paper in accordance with the instructions of the examiner. Students who have been admitted to and registered on a course have the right to receive tuition and/or supervision for the duration of the time period specified for the particular course to which they were accepted (see, the university's admission regulations (in Swedish)). After that, the right to receive tuition and/or supervision expires. |
| Course Syllabus: Spring 2019 |
| School: School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences |