Overview

This course will explore the interaction between law and modern technology. It will introduce students to the potentially problematic relationship between legal rules and technological change, and then begin to explore real substantive problems at the interface between them. This will require some understanding of particular legal doctrines and particular … For more content click the Read More button below. The precise topics covered will vary in order to match both the knowledge of lecturers and the currency of topics. Examples of what may be covered include: ·         Theories of law and technology and the regulation of technology ·         Understanding the law’s role in channelling, promoting or hindering technological change ·         Regulating disruptive technologies (for example - Uber, Airbnb and 3D printing) ·         Law and changing contexts (for example - offline to online in the context of censorship, speech rights, defamation and reputation management, copyright, privacy) ·         Patenting and licensing Issues ·         Human rights, digital rights and controversial technologies (for example, surveillance technologies) ·         Big Data, algorithms and traditional expectations for public and private decision-making ·         New forms of evidence (for example, digital evidence or algorithmic outputs) ·         New crimes and criminal techniques (for example, Dark Net and botnets) Preference will be given to students who have not undertaken an overseas course within the UNSW JD.

Conditions for Enrolment

72 UOC of JURD courses

Course Attributes

Offered irregularly or alternate years

Delivery

In-person - Intensive

Fees

Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

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