Teaching content/Course catalog
The course examines the regulation of digital technology by the European Union and introduces participants to legal tech.
After having completed the course, students will be able to
- know legal rules that govern the use and development of new and emerging digital technologies in the European Union,
- follow ongoing developments in this field of law,
- draw on relevant information that is contained in legislation, policy documents, court cases and academic literature,
- critically evaluate these rules in terms of coherence and practical effects
- display a basic understanding of the opportunities and limits of legal tech in practice.
⇒ EU regulation of digital services and artificial intelligence – current developments
⇒ Data protection impact assessments
⇒ Copyright in the Digital Single Market
⇒ Antitrust law and digitalization
⇒ Legal issues of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies