D3PIT08 Theory of law of information and communication technologies III

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D.
Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Prerequisites
This course does not have any prerequisites. General requirement for enrollment to this course is advanced knowledge of legal English incl. specific terminology of legal theory, legal philosophy and ICT law.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to explain institutional aspects of ontology of law on the internet ans to demonstrate the relation between pragmatic validity of law and functioning of definition authorities.
Learning outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, students shall be able to:
Understand the role and liabilities of definition authorities and the concept of information society service providers
Analyse and resolve hard cases arising from the relation between the state and definition authorities
Syllabus
  • Concept of definition authority
  • Concept of ISP
  • Liability of definition authorities
Literature
    required literature
  • 2. Netanel, N. W. Cyberspace Self-Governance: A Skeptical View from Liberal Democratic Theory, 88 Cal. L. Rev. 395 (2000) (http://scholarship.law.berkeley.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1520&context=californialawreview)
  • LESSIG, Lawrence. Code : version 2.0. New York: Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2006, xvii, 410. ISBN 0465039146. info
    recommended literature
  • HOBBES, Thomas. Leviathan, neboli, O podstatě, zřízení a moci státu církevního a občanského. Translated by Jan Mertl - Josef Hrůša. V Praze: Melantrich, 1941, 375 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Individual consultations of sources, consultations of the semester paper.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by submission of a semester paper and its defence at a public colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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