Introduction to Legal Informatics (5op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Tavoitteet

The aim of the course is to provide students with a basic knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies applied to the law and to make them aware of the legal and ethical issues of ICT. By the end of the course, students will have learned the basic concepts of computer science and how these concepts apply in the legal domain.

Toteutustavat

Alternative 1: Lecture course

In addition to attending the lectures (22 h), the student will be required to complete two tasks.

1) Task 1: Essay (4 credits): The student is required to write an essay. The topic of the essay and the appropriate literature should be discussed with the teacher during the lectures period. The essay is composed by: the title, an abstract, the table of contents and the essay. The complete list of the requirements for the essay will be delivered during the lectures.

2) Task 2: Answer to one question (1 credit): The student should answer to one open question. The questions are based on chapter 1 (Law and the Information Society), 2 (Computers) and 7 (Internet) of the book: G. Contissa, Information Technology for the Law, Giappichelli 2017). The set of questions will be delivered during the lectures, and the student is required to choose only one of them. The answer (from 1 up to 2 pages) should be handwritten in the exam sheet given by the teacher.

Alternative 2: Completing the course without attending the lectures

Alternatively, the course can be completed either by taking a written examination or by writing an essay without attending the lectures.

If a student wishes to complete the course by taking a written examination without attending the lectures, the written examination consists of set of 4 questions based on the entire book: G. Contissa, Information Technology for the Law, Giappichelli 2017.

If a student wishes to complete the course with an essay without attending the lectures, they are required to write an essay of approximately 25 pages (from 9000 up to 10.000 words). The topic of the essay and the appropriate literature should be discussed with the teacher also via email. The complete list of the requirements for the essay will be sent via email to the student.

Suoritustavat

Lecture course or written examination/essay.

Sisältö

The course covers various topics relating to law in the information society, such as:

- introduction to legal informatics: basic concepts, evolution of the discipline, applications and perspectives,
- computer systems and information systems: the evolution and the impact of informatics, and its application to the legal information systems,
- basics of computers and elaboration of information,
- distributed knowledge society: telematics, information networks, the Internet, Web, Semantic Web, online legal documents,
- dematerialization society: legal rules and Internet rules, the governance of the Internet, domain names, and cryptography,
- basic knowledge of machine learning and artificial intelligence and law,
- basic knowledge of algorithmic decision making and algorithmic justice,
- introduction to cybercrime and electronic evidence,
- an overview concerning the methodology of research in Legal Informatics from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Aika ja paikka

26.01.22
wed 10.00-12.00, ONLINE only
27.01.22
thu 10.00-12.00, ONLINE only
31.01.22
mon 10.00-13.00, place LS 6 Hybrid
01.02.22
tue 10.00-13.00, place LS 5 Hybrid
02.02.22
wed 10.00-13.00, place LS 6 Hybrid
03.02.22
wed 10.00-13.00, place LS 16 Hybrid
04.02.22
wed 10.00-13.00, place LS 5 Hybrid
08.02.22
Canceled
14.2.22
Mon 10.00-11.00, place LS 6, only in presence
16.2.22
Wed 10.00-11.00, place LS 6, only in presence

Opetusmenetelmät

Lecturer: Dino Girardi

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Pass, Fail, Grades 1-5

Lisätiedot

Lectures will be delivered in Hybrid system. Some Lectures, if possible, will be in presence and on line.

I will be present at the University of Lapland from the to the 31st of January to the 5th of February and from the 4th of April to the 8th of April.
During those periods I’m available for meeting the students participating the course and discuss the topic of the essay and other issues related with the courses.

Please contact me via email in order to set up a meeting.
The deadline for the different compulsory tasks in order to pass both courses is the 23rd of April.
Please feel free to contact me for further information.

Dino Girardi