Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Information Society Rights
Course Code
JF_392
Branch of Science
Law; Theory and History of Rights
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Juridical Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Uldis Ķinis
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
We live in an information society. It is a knowledge-based society where information technology plays a key role in ensuring the rule of law and human rights. The main goal of this course is to develop digital literacy for lawyers. Digital literacy includes not only technical and legal knowledge of technology, but also critical thinking, teamwork, case law studies, and other qualities specified in para 5.5 of the 2020 Jurist Professional Standard. Students will get knowledge about the problems of cyberspace regulation, sources of cyber law, open data, and their application in the legal field understanding how information technologies (artificial intelligence, robotics, big data, block chains, virtual reality, etc.) can affect rule of law and cybersecurity and will learn how to resolve those legal challenges.
Preliminary Knowledge
For the Professional Master's program – students' require knowledge in the general theory of law, philosophy of law, logic. Students should also have knowledge in constitutional, civil, criminal, administrative, administrative procedural law, and legal methodology.
Academic Master students – require an understanding of the law and have the ability for logical and critical thinking.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will gain knowledge about the peculiarities of the application of the law in the information society, including the evaluation of legal and factual conditions caused by the operation of information technology; further development of law and application of analogy in the field of technology; identification and use of independent and auxiliary sources of information society law; preparation of legal documents on issues related to the legal aspects of the use of the e-environment.
Skills
1.Students will obtain the skills required to a lawyer, including, ability to assess legal issues related to the e-environment, including the assessment of legal consequences, skills further law development in the e-environment, skills mentioned in the professional standard of the lawyer.
Competences
1.Students must be able to integrate the knowledge gained in the course in different areas of law. The student must be able to provide legal assistance to a person in cases where the legal relationship is related to the use of the e-environment, regardless of the field of law in which the legal consequences have occurred. The student must be able to prepare the necessary legal documents, be able to select and apply the necessary legal norm, etc. competencies specified in the standard of the legal profession. The competencies acquired as a result of the course must promote the student's research activities and understanding of ethical responsibility.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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The student has to come up with a legal problem or event and prepare a detailed text for a legal case study
(5 - 7 pp, word count 1000 – 1400, TNR, Word Regular 12, 1,5 space).
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Examination
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Examination |
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Case study shall be submitted in Word format in the Turnitin system
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Examination |
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The final grade will consist of the sum of all percentage estimates obtained during the course.
Knowledge be assessed in percentage (1 – 100%) and the final evaluation will be converted to grades (1 – 10):
overall score for participation and answer quality in workshops – 20%;
tests – 10%;
case study – 15%; The assessment of the report consists of average percentage (in the scale form 1 – 100%) of the sum of lecturer's assessment + 2 student's peer reviews.
the quality of the review is assessed by the lecturer – 5%;
assesment of the examination – 50%.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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2
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The legal concept of information society. IT and legal system similarities and differences. Regulation on cyberspace and information services.
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Auditorium
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Code – regulator in cyberspace. Legal assessment of programmers error and software bugs.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Problem based case law study.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Problem based case law study.
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Protection of human rights and democratic values in cyberspace.
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Auditorium
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2
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Lawyer and technology. Reg Tech, Leg tech. E- public services – algorithm based legal regulation. Lawyer's participation in making of the algorithm.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Team work – Case law study.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Team work – Case law study.
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Auditorium
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Concept and features of cybersecurity. Definition of a legally protected interest in cyberspace. Regulation of critical information infrastructure in the EU and Latvia.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Case law study.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Concept of cybercrime, categories, jurisdiction.
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Topics
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Cybercrime – case law study.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Concept and features of cybersecurity. Definition of a legally protected interest in cyberspace. Regulation of critical information infrastructure in the EU and Latvia.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Concept of cybercrime, categories, jurisdiction.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
12 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Latvijas Republikas Satversme
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Krimināllikums 132-1, 145, 150, 177-1, 241- 244. pants.
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Valsts informācijas sistēmu likums
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Informācijas atklātības likums.
5.
U. Ķinis „Valsts informācijas sistēmu krimināltiesiskā aizsardzība”. Jurista vārds, 2011.gada septembris.
6.
Declaration of Principles Building the Information Society: a global challenge in the new Millennium
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U. Ķinis Kibernoziedzība, kibernoziegumi un Jurisdikcija i. Rīga, Jumava, 2015. 69-80; 121-149; 270-301
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Saeimas, MK datu bāzes, politikas dokumentu datu bāze, RSU bibliotēkā tiešsaistē abonējamās d/b u.c.
9.
L. Lessig Code version 2.0. 2006 CC (Creative commons) 1-9;38- 83.
10.
Informācijas Sabiedrības tiesību pamati. U. Ķiņa zin. red, RSU, 20222, 1, 2, 3 un 9. nodaļa.
Additional Reading
1.
ECT lietas, piem , Frederik NeIJ and Sunde Kolmisippi, 2013.gada februāra spriedums,
2.
Rumbles W. Theft of the digital: can you steal virtual property?// http://www.laws.canterbury.ac.nz/documents/17_2_354_374.pdf
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U. Ķinis Noziedzīgi nodarījumi datortīklos- kibernoziegumi, TNA, 2000.
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Ķinis U. Kibernoziegumi, Turība, 2007.
5.
Erlank W. The legal acceptance of virtual property// http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1591384
6.
The EU-US Privacy Collision: a turn to institutions and procedures By Swartz P.M. Harward law review. Vol. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2290261
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A. Murrey Looking Back at the Law of the Horse: Why Cyberlaw and the Rule of Law are Important
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Human rights in the digital age
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Robolaw Guidelines and regulations for robotics
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EU Commission Ethics guidelines for truthworthy AI