Coordinator – Name: Prof. mr. B.W. Schermer – Work address: KOG, Office B3.28 – Contact information: Every day, by appointment via e-mail. – Telephone number: 071 527 7873 – E-mail: b.w.schermer@law.leidenuniv.nl
Department/division – Department: Metajuridica/Jurisprudence – Division: eLaw@Leiden, Centre for Law in the Information Society, Leiden University – Room number secretariat: KOG, Office B3.29 – Opening hours: 10.00 – 15.00 hrs – Telephone number secretariat: 071 527 7873 – E-mail: elaw@law.leidenuniv.nl
Description
Subject matter
Internet is permeating our societies and thus our legal systems. During the process, a multitude of legal questions arise, both practical (e.g., how can we prevent Google Inc. to become ‘Big Brother’) and fundamental (e.g., should a court, ruling in an individual cyber law case, take into account the foreseeable effects on the information society-s development, and if so, how and to what extent). The course offers the student a well-founded approach to the unavoidable interdisciplinary professional legal-IT discourse surrounding this issue. Cyberlaw addresses important upcoming issues of law, responsibility and enforcement in the Information Society from a legal-multidisciplinary perspective. Coherence in the course is maintained by following the European procurement procedure for two services: (1) for telecommunication data retention duties and (2) for a legitimate peer to peer service in Second Life. Material law treatment will be at the level of EU directives and related case law available in English.
Methods of instruction
Seminars: – Number of seminars/sessions: Two 2-hour seminars per week for 5 weeks
There will be 10 sessions of two hours each.
There will be three assignments during the course. – Instructor: Prof. mr. B.W. Schermer
Course materials
A special website will be made available for communication. All reading material will be made available here.
Examination – Written exam – Papers to be written during the course
Areas to be tested within the exam:
Compulsory literature and any topics that have been discussed during classes.
Course requirements
An email address
Time table
See: http://www.leidenuniv.nl/rechten/osi/wg/
Application
Via u-twist
Blackboard
A special website will be used which is accessible via Blackboard.
Remarks
This course is offered twice during the Spring semester but it is offered in English only during the second part of the semester.
Students who have enrolled will receive an email with directions concerning website location and logon authentication information.