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Identical coursesCybercrime Law (B-KUL-HNI41A)
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contract
N. | Panzavolta Michele (substitute) Aims
Learning goals
The student has an insight in the European legal and regulatory framework with regard to cybercrime and understands the role that is played by the government and judicial and prosecuting authorities in in this area. He or she can use these insights to solve legal questions related to the use of ICT by governments to protect and inform the citizens and related to the challenges that governments are confronted with in the area of cybercrime. Competence level 3
This course contributes to the following learning outcomes:
- The student can deal with complex problems in the domain of the intellectual property rights, media and / or ICT law that he / she has followed.
- The student can independently test research findings and situate them in a personally substantiated structure that makes an original contribution to knowledge.
- The student can adopt a critical position in relation to the domain of the intellectual property law rights, media law and / or IT law that he / she has followed.
- The student can communicate his point of view to colleagues in Dutch, French and / or English.
Previous knowledge
The general admission requirements and compulsory order of enrolment are described in the education and examination regulations.
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Activities
3 ects. Cybercrime Law (B-KUL-HNI41a)
EnglishFormat: Lecture
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Second termN. | Panzavolta Michele (substitute) Content
The focus of this course is on the European legal and regulatory framework with regard to cybercrime.
The course provides an overview of regulatory mechanisms to protect citizens and society against online risks and crime. It focuses mostly on the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention and the relevant EU legal framework for combating cybercrime.
After an introduction on European policy and regulation in the area of cyber security, the course focuses on criminal acitvities in the cyberspace and on the so-called cyber-crimes. It deals in other words with attacks against information systems and other computer-related and content-related crimes (e.g. online child pornography).
A second part of the course focuses on the role of governments in investigating cybercrime. It addresses topics such as the identification of the competent jurisdiction and the procedural safeguards related to cybercrime investigations (such as blocking and filtering of illegal content). It furthr looks into access to information for investigation purposes and the frictions with the protection of human rights.
Throughout the course, recent regulatory and policy developments, such as case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice, are studied more closely trhough class discussions and guest lectures by field experts.
Course material
A (printed) reader offers a collection of relevant legislation and case-law.
Additional digital course material (legislation, case-law, powerpoint presentations, compulsory reading material) as well as additional study material (background literature) is made available on Toledo.
Language of instruction: more information
The course is taught in English.
Format: more information
The course is composed of a combination of lectures by the lecturer and guest lectures by academics specialised in certain topics related to the course or field experts (e.g. law enforcement officers specialised in cybercrime).
For each module, students will be asked to read the preparatory material provided by the lecturer and participate in class discussions. Relevant course materials will be provided for each module.
The lectures will be streamed online and will, in addition and subject to technical feasibility, be recorded. Lecture recordings will be made available for a period of 3 weeks after each lecture. Lecture recordings will not be made available again during the exam period(s).
Evaluation
Evaluation: Cybercrime Law (B-KUL-H90021)
Explanation
The written exam will consist of essay questions that will test the students’ comprehension of the regulatory framework relating to public government and cybercrime and the specific topics and recent developments that were discussed in the lectures. Students may use the course materials (reader, powerpoint presentations, compulsory and optional reading material and course notes) during the exam.
Information about retaking exams
The written exam will consist of essay questions that will test the students’ comprehension of the regulatory framework relating to public government and cybercrime and the specific topics and recent developments that were discussed in the lectures. Students may use the course materials (reader, powerpoint presentations, compulsory and optional reading material and course notes) during the exam.