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Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3112C: Law and Technology

This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level 6
Credits 15 ECTS Value 7.5
Term(s) and duration

This module ran during term 2 (11 weeks)

Academic staff

Dr Saad Alrayes (Convenor)

Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

Available via distance learning

No

The law in scientific and technological areas has been rising rapidly. This module will build on a legacy of research in these fields, such as computers and the law and other wide-ranging areas. This means you will explore aspects across legal technology, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT) and automation, technology and contemporary human rights challenges, e-Commerce and legal design, financial technologies, tokens economy and alternative finance, smart cities and environmental issues, cybersecurity, intellectual property and creative industries, privacy and data protection  and more.

No pre-requisite or co-requisite modules will be required to choose this module.

Module created

10/02/2023

Last revised

13/03/2023