MVV145K The Future of Law in Digital Times

Faculty of Law
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Shulamit Almog (seminar tutor), doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV145K/01: Mon 14. 4. 16:40–18:10 025, Wed 16. 4. 11:10–12:40 126, 13:30–15:00 208, Thu 17. 4. 18:15–19:45 025, Tue 22. 4. 18:15–19:45 136, Wed 23. 4. 18:15–19:45 302
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to
- understand and explain the interrelationships between law and the digital age;
- work with information gathered from legal scholarship alongside various cultural representations relevant to it, such as films, documentaries, and fiction;
- make decisions and deductions, based on the acquired knowledge, in regard to contemporaneous issues relevant to the practices of law in digital age.
For example: Should Hi-Tech means for creating visibility (such as Computer Generated Evidence) be freely admitted in courts of law? Can virtual courts replace conventional courts? Do we still need the one-time legal performance? And most of all - Can law still represent justice? The course will improve the ability to address such issues, by enabling students to understand a multidisciplinary perspective, and interpret “law and” scholarship.
Syllabus
  • 1. Law and…
  • 2. Law and Narrative in Digital Age
  • 3. Law and Judgment in Digital Age
  • 4. The Nature and Scope of Editorial Autonomy in digital age (following Captain R. v. Dayan-Orbach, Civil Appeal 751/10, 8 February 2012)
  • 5. Law, Technology and the dystopian imagination
  • 6. When a Robot can love - Blade Runner as a cautionary tale on law And technology
Literature
  • See the Reading list in the Syllabus in the Study Materials
Teaching methods
lectures, discussions
Assessment methods
Short presentation in class: 25% Written paper (1500 words): 75%
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
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