MV846K Introduction to Law of Information Technologies

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Tereza Kyselovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Mgr. Jakub Harašta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Ing. František Kasl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Andrej Krištofík (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Pavel Loutocký, Ph.D., BA (Hons) (seminar tutor)
JUDr. MgA. Jakub Míšek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jakub Vostoupal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D.
Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
MP605Z Criminal Law I
The course is recommended primarily for students of master's degree in law. Basic knowledge of the subjects taught in the first six semesters is expected. Knowledge of English language is expected, as some of the study materials are available in this language.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aim of this course, that should serve as an introductory one, is to explain selected issues of private and public law regulation of information technologies.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course the student shall be able to understand basic concepts of private and public law regulation of information technologies and analyze and solve particular problems related to the discussed issues.
Syllabus
  • Topics of seminars:
  • The concept and method of ICT law
  • Private international law online
  • Liability of providers of intermediary services
  • Intellectual property la online with focus on copyright
  • Domain names/E-justice
  • Privacy and personal data protection on-line
  • Electronic documents, electronic legal acting
  • Data Governance and Public sector information
  • Cybersecurity - introduction & institutional framework
  • Cybersecurity - sectoral
  • Cybercrime
Literature
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • MATES, Pavel and Vladimír SMEJKAL. E-government v České republice : právní a technologické aspekty. 2. podstatně přeprac. a ro. Praha: Leges, 2012, 464 s. ISBN 9788087576366. info
  • POLČÁK, Radim. Internet a proměny práva (Internet and metamorphoses of law). 1st ed. Praha: Auditorium, 2012, 388 pp. edite Téma. ISBN 978-80-87284-22-3. info
    not specified
  • Další zdroje budou poskytnuty v interaktivní osnově. / Further reading will be provided in the interactive syllabus.
Teaching methods
seminars; e-learning application; reading, case law analysis
Assessment methods
To successfully complete the course, it is necessary to cumulatively meet the following conditions: - Active participation in the seminars (one absence allowed) – preparation in the form of studying the assigned study materials is assumed - Successful elaboration of 5 questionnaires following the seminars - Preparation of FIRAC annotation of case law and its presentation on seminars

ISP: To successfully complete the course, it is necessary to cumulatively meet the following conditions: - Successful elaboration of 8 questionnaires following the seminars - Preparation of two FIRAC annotations of case law
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information

FIRAC annotations created by the students within this course might also be used in the context of the "ICT Law Case Law Repository" and may be disseminated under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License (Available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode). By enrolling into this course the student consents to such use of the work and grants MU a non-exclusive, gratuitous, royalty-free, quantitatively unlimited world-wide license to all known manners of use of the work - annotation (including, but not limited to, reproduction, distribution and public performance), separately or in a set or in conjunction with another work or other elements, for the term of the duration of economic rights with the possibility of the MU to grant a third person or persons an authorization to use the Work, in whole or in part. MU is not obliged to make use of the granted license.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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