D5PIT14 Theory of law of information and communication technologies V

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
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
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 analyse the informational self-determination of a nation (state) and an analysis of the concept of cybersecurity and cyber-defence.
Learning outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, students shall be able to:
Understand the concept of non-distributive information rights
Analyse the structure and taxonomy of non-distributive information rights
Analyse and resolve hard cases arising from cybersecurity and cyber-defence
Syllabus
  • Concept of non-distributive information rights
  • Taxonomy of non-distributive information rights
  • The problem of cybersecurity
  • The problem of cyber-defence
Literature
    required literature
  • Fisher, E. Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, 2009, http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=ADA463076
  • 2. Waxman, Matthew C., Cyber-Attacks and the Use of Force: Back to the Future of Article 2(4) (March 16, 2011). Yale Journal of International Law, Vol. 36, 2011. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1674565 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.16745
  • POLČÁK, Radim, Jakub HARAŠTA and Václav STUPKA. Právní problémy kybernetické bezpečnosti (Legal issues of cyber security). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Právnická fakulta, 2016, 215 pp. Spisy PF MU, řada teoretická, Editio Scientia; sv. č. 576. ISBN 978-80-210-8426-1. Vědecký web PrF - open access 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 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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