DA6PIT16 Protection of information in European and international law VI

Faculty of Law
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Jelínková
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 and demonstrate the problems of international and European regulation of cyber security and cybercrime.
Learning outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, students shall be able to:
Understand the structure of international and European legal regulatory framework of cybersecurity;
Identify and resolve legal issues of cybersecurity on the level of a sovereign state;
Apply international and European law of cybercrime;
Resolve hard cases arising of cross-border handling of digital evidence
Syllabus
  • Concept pf cybersecurity;
  • Concept of cybercrime;
  • Legal regulatory framework of cybersecurity in the EU;
  • International cooperation in tackling cybercrime;
  • Cross-border gathering and handling of digital evidence in criminal procedure
Literature
  • 1. Cameron, Iain, 2017. A. Court of Justice Balancing data protection and law enforcement needs: Tele2 Sverige and Watson. Common Market Law Review. 1 October 2017. Vol. 54, no. 5,
  • 2. Tracol, Xavier, 2017. The judgment of the Grand Chamber dated 21 December 2016 in the two joint Tele2 Sverige and Watson cases: The need for a harmonised legal framework on the retention of data at EU level. Computer Law & Security Review. 1 August 20
  • Cases: Digital Rights Ireland and Tele2 Sverige.
  • POLČÁK, Radim and Dan Jerker B. SVANTESSON. Information Sovereignty - Data Privacy, Sovereign Powers and the Rule of Law. 1st ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017, 268 pp. 2017936584. ISBN 978-1-78643-921-5. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781786439222. info
  • MOORE, Robert. Cybercrime : investigating high-technology computer crime. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2011, x, 318. ISBN 9781437755824. info
  • Cybercrime and jurisdiction : a global survey. Edited by Bert-Jaap Koops - Susan W. Brenner. The Hague: T.M.C. Asser press, 2006, xvii, 355. ISBN 9067042218. info
Teaching methods
individual and group tutoring sessions, individual resolution of specific research tasks, colloquial presentation of research results
Assessment methods
Essay resolving assigned scientific issue (50%), colloquial presentation of results of individual research (50%)
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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