DA6PIT18 Law of eCommerce IV

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D.
Department of Commercial 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 this course is to explain the relevance of chosen classes of business information and analyse specific corresponding protective legal tools.
Learning outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, students shall be able to:
Understand complex importance of protection of business information
Analyse and sort typical business information
Identify and analyse typical legal risks arising of processing of business information
Use legal and technical measures protecting business information in complex situations
Syllabus
  • Concept of business information
  • Taxonomy of business information
  • Trade secrets
  • Insider trading
  • Technical means to protect business information
  • Sanctioning abuse of business information
Literature
    required literature
  • Johnson, C. Electronic Data Interchange and Negotiable Instruments - a Preliminary Review of Some Legal Issues, International Yearbook of Law Computers and Technology, Vol. 6, pp. 5-22
  • Winn, Jane Kaufman Couriers without Luggage: Negotiable Instruments and Digital Signatures, South Carolina Law Review, Vol. 49, Issue 4 (Summer 1998), pp. 739-786
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 2024.
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