Teaching code

4S010871

Teacher

Ramona Cavalli

Credits

6

Language

English

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

IUS/04 - BUSINESS LAW

Period

II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 19, 2024 al May 25, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide students with relevant legal principles and rules governing the marketplace as well as our society in the digital environment. The focus will be on the three elements that characterize innovative dynamics and interrelations in the digital system: privacy, in terms of protection of users' personal data; platforms, in terms of regulation of online intermediary services; big data, in terms of cohexistence of exclusive rights and competitive freedoms in the development of innovative business. A particular attention will be given to the recent EU legislative development in these fields together with relevant case law, in order to draw an updated and perspective framework. At the end of the course the students will have acquired the essential notions and tools in order to manage such legal issues in the applicative practical dimension of the digital market and society

Prerequisites and basic notions

None

Program

Course description. In recent years, digital platforms, Big Data, the Internet of Things and even Artificial Intelligence are now part of a "digital universe" that has profoundly changed our society, our culture, our lives: in this perspective , the course aims to examine historical and social aspects of the digital world starting from the last century, delving into law, ethics and social impact, comparing the Italian, European and Western legal and social systems in an interdisciplinary approach. The first part focuses mainly on ethical and value issues. Ethical issues have been discussed since the first steps of digital technology in modern society: then, ethical points of view have evolved, considering new risks and opportunities, as society has been modified by technology and, therefore, structures have changed, needs and priorities. The second, and main, part of the course focuses on legal issues and legal instruments related to the digital world. Privacy and data protection is a field closely linked to digital technology, as digital data traffic requires risk assessment technologies unknown to a pre-digital society; platforms, as well as social networks, need the creation of a legal framework and, to this end, international and interdisciplinary cooperation is necessary. The topic of Big Data is also very important, given the coexistence of exclusive rights and free competition. Particular importance is given to recent community legislation and the most relevant jurisprudence on the subject. During the lessons the most important jurisprudential cases on the topic will be discussed, which will be examined together with the texts below. Therefore, attendance at lessons is recommended.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Frontal lessons

Learning assessment procedures

The final test is written and oral, with no difference for attending and non-attending students.

Evaluation criteria

A written test is required for all students. You will be given 12 multiple choice questions, with three possible answers (totally wrong – 0 points; partially correct – 1 point; completely correct – 2 points). Maximum points for the written exam = 24 points. Students who have achieved a minimum of 15 points in the written test will be admitted to the oral test. The oral test will focus more on the student's critical approach: it is made up of three questions in English. Maximum score for the oral exam = 6 points. The final evaluation consists of the sum of the points of the written and oral tests (plus, possibly, the "with honors" proposal). Students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (DSA) are invited to directly inform the course teacher about the particular methods of carrying out the exam agreed with the University. The teacher must be informed at least one week before the start of the exam session in order to provide students with the most suitable methods for each specific type of exam. IN ADDITION TO THE SENTENCES PROVIDED DURING THE LESSONS, THE MANDATORY TEXTS ARE: - Georg Borges, Christopher Sorge, “Law and Technology in a Global Digital Society”, Springer, 2022; - Graber, Christoph B. 2021. “How the Law Learns in the Digital Society.” Law, Technology and Humans 3 (2):12-27; - Aude Schoentgen, Laura Wilkinson, “Ethical issues in digital technologies – Conference Paper June 2021”, in https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/238052/1/Schoentgen-Wilkinson.pdf. TEXTS OF THE STUDENT'S CHOICE, ONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE FROM THE FOLLOWING: - William Housley, “Society in the Digital Age: An Interactionist Perspective”, Cardiff University (UK), Sage Swifts, 2021; - Giuseppe Corasaniti, “Law in digital society”, FrancoAngeli 2018; - Hans Jonas, “The principle of responsibility. An ethics for technological civilization”, Einaudi 2009 (also available in the English version). The teacher receives the teacher on Thursdays from 11.30 to 1.30 in room 1.03 on the first floor of the language building (mezzanine floor).

Exam language

Inglese