Internet Law (Mykolas Romeris University)
Mykolas Romeris University
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Learning outcomes | Educational activities | Estimated student work time in hours | Assessment | |
Concept of internet law | Lectures – Identification of internet law. Internet as social-legal phenomenon. Governance and regulation of internet | 4 hours | Students must do a written exam and a practical work -The grade is between 1 and 10, passing who obtains five points at least -The grade is the average of the written exam, the oral presentation of the practice and the written work on the practice, being indispensable to pass the written exam -The written exam consists on two questions about the program -The practical work consists on the evaluation of an electronic government website -The minimum extension of the written work on the practice is 5000 words | |
Reading assignment on the lectures | 4 hours | |||
Working in small groups | 2 hours | |||
Personal reflection of themes presented in the lectures | 8 hours | |||
Law applied in the internet | Lectures – Jurisdiction problem in the internet (principles, practical aspects). Private and public law differences in the internet | 4 hours | ||
Reading assignment on the lectures | 4 hours | |||
Working in small group | 2 hours | |||
Personal reflection of themes presented in the lectures | 8 hours | |||
Legal regulation of internet content | Lectures – Harmful and illegal information in the internet. Media and internet. Private websites, blogs, comments and news groups legal regulation. EU and international regulation of Harmful and illegal information | 4 hours | ||
Reading assignment on the lectures | 4 hours | |||
Working in small groups | 2 hours | |||
Personal reflection of themes presented in the lectures | 9 hours | |||
Electronic property in the internet | Lectures – Domain names and their legal status. Specific of litigations of domain names. Patent right and domain names. | 4 hours | ||
Reading assignment on the lectures | 4 hours | |||
Working in small group | 2 hours | |||
Personal reflection of themes presented in the lectures | 9 hours | |||
Internet services providers and their legal status | Lectures – Liability of internet services providers (principles and conditions). Private policy of internet services providers | 2 hours | ||
Working in small group | 4 hours | |||
Reading assignment on the lectures | 2 hours | |||
Personal reflection of themes presented in the lectures | 9 hours | |||
Privacy in the internet | Lectures – Anonymity. Legal regulation of spam. Transfer of personal data in the internet. Employers’ rights regulating usage of information technology | 5 hours | ||
Reading assignment on the lectures | 5 hours | |||
Working in small group | 2 hours | |||
Personal reflection of themes presented in the lectures | 10 hours | |||
15 panels on presentations of different cases of electronic government | 20 hours | |||
Peparation of the final written report | 5 hours | |||
Preparation of the final exam | 5 hours | |||
135 hours | 100% |