Foundations of Law

2022/2023

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

4

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Департамент больших данных и информационного поиска

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 1, 2 модуль

Преподаватели

Боженова Валерия Алексановна

Журавлев Михаил Сергеевич

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course introduces students to the basics of law theory, which enables comprehensive understanding of the role of law as a social regulator in the era of digital transformation. It also explores the relationship between law and technology with a strong focus on the law of the Russian Federation, European Union and the United States.

Learning Objectives

• Students will learn fundamentals of the theory of law, general legal challenges of IT sphere, privacy as legal concept, main legal acts regulating data protection, IP issues in the digital era, legal status of AI

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Students know basic principles of law theory, tendencies of law development in the digital era, tendencies of IP law regulation
• Students know basic principles of law theory, tendencies of law development in the digital era, tendencies of IP law regulation

Course Contents

• The Essence of Law
• Lawmaking and Law Enforcement
• Law and the Internet
• Basics of Information Law
• Personal Data
• Introduction to Intellectual Property Law
• Copyright
• Law and Artificial Intelligence

Assessment Elements

• Final Exam (Test)
• Grade for accomplishment of online-course “Intellectual Property Law and Policy: Part 1”
• Activity at seminars (oral answers, reports)
• Grade for accomplishment of online-course “Intellectual Property Law and Policy: Part 2”

Interim Assessment

• 2022/2023 2nd module
  0.1 * Activity at seminars (oral answers, reports) + 0.1 * Grade for accomplishment of online-course “Intellectual Property Law and Policy: Part 1” + 0.5 * Final Exam (Test) + 0.3 * Grade for accomplishment of online-course “Intellectual Property Law and Policy: Part 2”

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Wachter, S., Mittelstadt, B., & Russell, C. (2020). Why Fairness Cannot Be Automated: Bridging the Gap Between EU Non-Discrimination Law and AI. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3547922

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Eliot, L. (2020). Turing Test and the Practice of Law: The Role of Autonomous Levels of AI Legal Reasoning.