Informatie over LLB International and European Law, Technology Law track
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| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
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| semester I | verplicht | RSDOS20A | Workshop Starting your academic career | Engels | 1 | ||
| semester I a | verplicht | RGPEE510BD | Law and Legal Skills - IT for Lawyers | Engels | 2 | ||
| verplicht | RGPAR510AD | Law and Legal Skills: the Dutch example | Engels | 10 | 8 | ||
| verplicht | RGPEX30005 | Legal and Academic English | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | verplicht | RGPSR50110 | Criminal Law | Engels | 10 | 8 | |
| verplicht | RGPRG50105 | Legal History | Engels | 5 | 6 | ||
| semester II a | verplicht | RGPPR50205 | Contract and Tort Law | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | RGPIR50210 | Intr. to International and European Law | Engels | 10 | 8 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | RGPST50110 | Comparative Constitutional Law | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | RGPRI50105 | Introduction to Technology Law | Engels | 5 | |||
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| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I a | verplicht | RGBEE50110 | Law of the European Union | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | RGBPR50305 | Property Law | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuze | RGKOBAIEL | LLB Inter and European Law - Kick off | Engels | ||||
| semester I b | verplicht | RGBRI50110 | Data Protection and Human Rights | Engels | 10 | 6 | |
| verplicht | RGBRF50105 | E-Thics | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | RGBIR50110 | Research Seminar | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | RGBRI50005 | IT in the context of Law | Engels | 5 | ||
| verplicht | RGBRI50105 | Regulating Cybercrime | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | RGBEE50605 | Law and Economics of Innovation | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | RGBIP50005 | Private International Business Law | Engels | 5 | |||
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| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
| semester I | Comp -(a) | RGDOS029 | Semester abroad | Engels | 30 | ||
| semester II | verplicht | RGBPW50110 | Research Colloquium | Engels | 10 | variabel | |
| semester II a | verplicht | RGBPR50205 | Commercial Dispute Resolution | Engels | 5 | 2 | |
| verplicht | RGBRI50305 | Competition Law in the Digital Market | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| semester II b | verplicht | RGBRI50205 | European and International IP Law | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| verplicht | RGBRI50405 | Telecommunications Law | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
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| 1 | Commercial Dispute Resolution | RGBPR50205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course is about commercial dispute resolution. Such disputes arise from substantive private (commercial) law. Traditionally, the civil procedure in (national) state courts fulfills the main function of dispute resolution. There are, however, alternative methods of dispute resolution, such as arbitration, mediation, and binding advice. In this course we will explore these methods of (alternative) dispute resolution from an international perspective and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | Comparative Constitutional Law | RGPST50110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This introductory course in the field of Comparative Constitutional Law deals with a number of topics related to the concept of the role and function of public authority (based on a constitution) in the modern, Western state. Furthermore, it discusses themes that are central to the different types of constitutional framework that characterize democratic states. Some of the topics:
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| 3 | Competition Law in the Digital Market | RGBRI50305 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital markets are a complex and recent phenomenon that challenge competition law as we know it. We will therefore start this course with a short introduction to the (EU) competition rules. After that, we will turn to the challenges that digital markets pose to the rules. That means that we will study the instances where the rules have been applied to digital markets and after that we will reflect upon that application: does this application result in more competition, more choices for consumers? What will it do to the incentive to innovate etc.? We will also study and reflect upon some of the national and internal market rules contemplated or applicable to digital markets. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 | Contract and Tort Law | RGPPR50205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Private Law I addresses the major concepts, objectives and problems of contract law and of tort law. The contract law part includes topics such as party autonomy, formation processes, and remedies. Topics of tort law include fault and risk based liability and issues of damages. Where possible, the course will take the Principles, Definitions and Model Rules of European Private Law, DCFR (2009) as a point of departure. The course aims at providing the students with a general understanding of the main characteristics and functions of contract law and of tort law. Teaching method: This course consists of lectures and tutorials. In the tutorials the students practice by means of assignments which have to be prepared in advance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | Criminal Law | RGPSR50110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course Criminal law is divided into two separate parts. Part A is dedicated to substantive criminal law, whereas part B is dedicated to procedural criminal law. There will be one single exam. Half of the grade is based on questions about part A and the other half of the grade is based on questions about part B. Part A: substantive criminal law Comparative law research shows that criminal law systems around the world deal with similar subjects and thus more or less with the same issues. Although, at first sight, every country seems to follow a path of its own, to a great extent criminal law systems have the same foundations. The objective of this part of the course is to study these fundamental and universal principles and concepts. Hypothetical cases will be used to explain legal doctrines and to explore the moral foundations of legal rules. The following topics will be discussed: the legality principle, actus reus (commission versus omission, causation), mens rea (intent versus negligence), the classification of offences, defences (justifications and excuses), inchoate offences (attempt and preparation)and European criminal law. Part B: procedural criminal law National criminal justice systems differ substantially. The adversarial or common law approach has other roots than the inquisitorial or civil law approach. Nevertheless, all criminal law systems have to deal with similar subjects and/or legal questions, and thus more or less the same issues. In Europe, the case law of the European Court of Human Rights contains a standard that every Member State has to respect. In this course, the focus is on ECHR case law and the influence of this case law on national systems of criminal procedure. The following elements of criminal procedure will be discussed: preliminary investigations, preparation and representation at the trial, evidence, sentencing and appeal. The position and competences or rights of the different actors in criminal procedures will also be discussed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | Data Protection and Human Rights | RGBRI50110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology has changed the means through which human rights are both exercised and violated around the world. Protection of these rights will depend on the ability to interpret the existing principles in the digital context. This course will be separated in two parts. First it will give the students some general knowledge on human rights, their scope and application. Then, it will focus on the right to data protection in the EU. The new EU rules that substitute the previous patchwork of national legislations in order to offer better protection as well as legal certainty will be studied thoroughly. During the course the students will learn about the basis of the right to data protection, the rights and safeguards provided for all data subjects, the duties of data controllers and processors, as well as the architecture created for the protection of the right. Taking a Human Rights perspective, the course will draw parallels and highlight differences between the use of personal data in different sectors of the economy, as for example: commerce, media, health, etc. and the use for the purpose of law enforcement. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7 | E-Thics | RGBRF50105 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In this course a metajuridical perspective serves to analyse the nature of law as a legal system, the structure and function of legal rules as well as the boundaries of governmental intervention. Special attention is paid to the way juridical decision-makers form and justify their judgments, and to what extent their job can be taken over by Artificial Intelligence. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 | European and International IP Law | RGBRI50205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9 | Intr. to International and European Law | RGPIR50210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Introduction to International and European Law module consists of two components. Half of the module is dedicated to Public International Law, and will focus on various theoretical and practical aspects of this area of the law, such as decision making at the international level, the role of international organizations, and the international protection of human rights. The other half of the module is dedicated to the study of the basic principles of European Law, such as the structure of the European Union, the compliance with European law and the significance of the internal market. This part of the course focuses on the EU institutional and procedural set-up and the manner in which EU law creates its effects in the national legal orders of the Member States. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 | Introduction to Technology Law | RGPRI50105 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology law has developed in response to rapid technological and social change from a patchwork of applications of ordinary rules, as for example: of contract, criminal, and commercial law, to cyberspace and the digitisation and virtualisation of everyday activities. This course sets the scene and introduces the students to the immense impact that technology and especially computers and the Internet have on substantive law. The course will include the following topics: - Law and Technology - Governance in the digital environment - Cyber-speech and social networking - Privacy and Data protection - Criminal activity in the digital society - IP and the information society - e-Commerce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 11 | IT in the context of Law | RGBRI50005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The theme of this course is ‘technology in the legal context’. The following issues will be addressed: 1. Data, Hardware and software: how do computers, smartphones work and how are they programmed and operated; 2. Operating systems: how do operating systems work, and how are digital data stored. 3. Networks: how networks work, and which distinctly different properties the different kinds of networks (telephony, post, computer) have; 4. Code as law: how the design of an ICT system aids in reducing complexity, but simultaneously dictates a certain ‘will’, ‘norm’ or mode of operation and thus either supports the law or undermines it. 5. Digital traces: what traces does the use of ICT leave behind, what can be derived from those, and to what extent are they legally valid evidence; 6. Security: how are computers and networks secured. 7. Introduction to cryptography: how does cryptography work, and how is it applied. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 | Law and Economics of Innovation | RGBEE50605 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The world is rapidly changing. This course will rely upon Law & Economics to unravel the legal and economic roots and nuances of the current debates that have emerged with the quick technological development. After giving the basis of Law & Economics theory, the course will focus on economic analysis of various legal fields and technological innovations and challenges. Topics can include economics of property law, economics of contract law, economics of tort law, economics of criminal law, competitive markets; and economics of privacy and data protection, 3D printing and market failures. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 13 | Law and Legal Skills - IT for Lawyers | RGPEE510BD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This part of the Legal Skills module introduces important online legal resource tools needed when studying European and International law. Both publicly accessible tools (such as EUR-Lex, United Nations Treaty collection etc.) and those available through the RUG Law Library portal (such as Westlaw etc.) are used. Each workgroup session is interactive with students and lecturer discussing and examining the features of the online resources being used in that session, when and where they may be used and how to cite resources accessed. A number of tasks are assigned per session to practice skills learnt and/or reinforce skills gained in previous sessions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 | Law and Legal Skills: the Dutch example | RGPAR510AD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course Law and Legal Skills: the Dutch example (LLS) provides insight into the workings of a legal system by using the Dutch system as a point of reference. The LLS program explains general issues such as the nature of law, sources of law and the separation of powers. Furthermore, the course familiarizes students with the existence and main characteristics of various areas of law in order to provide them with the basic knowledge that is expected of them in subsequent courses. Constitutional law, Administrative Law, Criminal law, International and European law and Private law will be introduced. Within these fields of law, both substantive as well as procedural law will be discussed. In addition, LLS will help students acquire the skills necessary to analyze questions of law and legal problems, such as reading legislation, analyzing case law, solving cases and searching for source materials (among other things law reports and literature). Attention will also be given to presentation skills and in giving and receiving feedback. It is imperative for students to arrive on time in the Netherlands if they have to travel from abroad. Only then can they familiarize themselves with the city, our faculty and our enrollment and e-learning systems. In the first week of this course we expect students to have the necessary literature and readers available so that you can prepare for the lecture (study the literature) and prepare for the working groups/tutorials (answer the questions for the Law part as well as the questions for the Legal Skills part). This course is generally considered as a difficult course since students have to adjust in many ways while finding out which study method suits them best. Moreover, LLS is a 10 ECTS course with only 7 weeks. It is almost impossible to catch up on the material and assignments if students should arrive late in the Netherlands since they would either be ill-prepared or miss the first week(s) all together. For this course students must pass the Law part as well as the Legal Skills part on the exam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 15 | Law of the European Union | RGBEE50110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course focuses on the substantive law of the European Union, with particular emphasis on the fundamental freedoms of the EU internal market, fundamental rights, EU citizenship, EU competition law and the external relations of the EU. Students are expected to be familiar with the basic principles of EU constitutional and institutional law, as covered by the first-year course Introduction to International and European Law. The course also provides an introduction to the enforcement of EU substantive law both at EU-level and national level, and the basic principles of judicial protection. These topics will be discussed in greater detail in the third-year LLB course EU Law of Judicial Protection. The two weekly lectures discuss the general theory and doctrine of the topics covered by this course. The weekly workgroups focus on the practical application and analysis of these topics. Particular attention will be given to the ability to apply EU substantive law in favour of one particular side of a dispute, which is the core activity of lawyers, instead of trying to find “the one right answer”. Active participation in the workgroups is mandatory. The assessment is based on a written exam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 | Legal and Academic English | RGPEX30005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course aims to improve students’ academic writing skills. The curriculum aims to work with students at a CEFR C1 level. The course concentrates on written skills in a professional context. The focus includes English academic writing, essay writing exam training and argumentative essay writing. All compulsory writing assignments must be satisfactory in order to receive a course grade. Both 500-word essay under time constraint and 1,000-word term paper must demonstrate ability at CEFR level C1 or higher. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 17 | Legal History | RGPRG50105 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course treats the legal history of selected European countries and the creation of their codifications, such as the French Civil Code, the German Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch and the Dutch Burgerlijk wetboek. Attention is paid to the influence of Roman law and natural law on the development of European law. Furthermore, attention is paid to English common law as alternative to codification. The module will be taught in English by way of lectures and work groups. The subject matter will be discussed during the lectures. During the work groups, students will practice the art of reading and understanding cases which illustrate the material. Therefore students are expected to study the book and textbook as well as prepare the questions in advance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 | LLB Inter and European Law - Kick off | RGKOBAIEL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Faculty has arranged for kick-off sessions per LLB and LLM programme. In this session you are able to meet with your fellow students and the lecturers in the programme in an informal way. You can sign up for these welcome drinks in August. Registration will then be available in Progress. You can find the dates in the schedule. After the enrollment period you'll receive a confirmation email with the location (within walking distance of the UG). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19 | Private International Business Law | RGBIP50005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The three main issues of private international law: jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are the key subject matters that will be dealt with during this class. The emphasis of the class will lie on the first two subject matters. The issues of jurisdiction and applicable law will be addressed for general contractual obligations, consumer contracts, employment contracts, torts and the liability of directors. In addition, the issue of recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments throughout the EU is addressed. In discussing these subject matters an EU approach will be adopted. The class will provide a general introduction into the theoretical framework of the EU rules on private international law. Students will acquire knowledge of the basis for and theories on the EU conflict of laws, enabling them to understand key concepts of private international law when doing business in the EU. They will learn to identify the main private international law problems that arise in cross-border (legal) situations and learn to solve these problems on the basis of European rules on private international law. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 | Property Law | RGBPR50305 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Property Law focuses on property law in a broad sense. It introduces the area of property law and covers principles of property law, different systems of transfer of property within Europe, production, commingling, combination, prescription, the limited rights in rem and land law. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21 | Regulating Cybercrime | RGBRI50105 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New technologies, including the Internet, cloud technology and cryptocurrencies, enable new ways of committing crimes. This creates new challenges to traditional criminal law and to existing cybercrime legislation. This course will review these challenges, examining limitations and possibilities of the current legal frameworks and reflects on the future regulation of cybercrimes. Particular emphasis will be placed on the definition of offences, on the procedural means to investigate and prosecute these crimes as outlined in the current Cybercrime Convention (ETS 185). A comparative view of the legal issues will be adopted, drawing especially on the international framework (including the Council of Europe and the European Union) and national approaches. The course will cover: a. definitions and categorisation of cybercrime; b. the relationships between cyberterrorism, cyberwarfare and cybercrime; c. content related cybercrime (such as child pornography; IP infringement; hate speech); d. offences against property (including fraud); e. computer assisted crimes: f. policing online behaviour (including responsibilities of internet service providers); g. prosecuting cybercrimes; h. discussion of key human rights cases relating to cyber investigations and prosecutions; i. the future of cybercrime (including a reflection on criminal responsibility in automation). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 | Research Colloquium | RGBPW50110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The lectures deal with the various aspects of setting up and conducting research in general (like library use, citation styles, plagiarism etc.) and the set-up of this course in particular (like deadlines and assignments). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 23 | Research Seminar | RGBIR50110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In this course students will to get acquainted with legal research methods and train their research skills. This is mainly done on the basis of writing and discussing research papers on topics related to International and European Law (and Technology law in the context of that specific track). Most papers will be written individually, but some will be done in small groups. The research topics are close to ongoing research done by the professors and lecturers involved who will not only introduce the topics, but will also discuss the final papers and provide feedback. Literature will be provided during the course. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24 | Semester abroad | RGDOS029 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LLB students are required to obtain at least 30 ECTS worth of credits. Courses are not allowed to be similar to courses that are already part of the LLB programme in Groningen. At least 25 ECTS should be law credits. The remaining credits can be non-law credits, though courses chosen should hold a link to the LLB programme (e.g. International Relations, Political Science, Criminology, etc.). It is the Board of Examiners who determines the character (law or non-law) of the courses. Students should always ask the Board of Examiners for approval of the courses chosen at the host university prior to their departure. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 25 | Telecommunications Law | RGBRI50405 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In het vak worden de volgende onderwerpen behandeld: Allereerst wordt er ingegaan op niet alleen de systematiek van EU en internationale rechtsregels en de implementatie daarvan in de Nederlandse Telecommunicatiewet (en overigens ook andere jurisdicties) maar ook de relevante ontwikkelingen op dit gebied en toezicht- en handhavingsmechanismen. Ten tweede wordt het huidige regelgevingskader geschetst door aandacht te besteden aan markttoegang, aanmerkelijke marktmacht, standaardisatie, toegang tot en interconnectie van elektronische communicatienetwerken en continuïteit. Daarnaast komen in dit vak ook andere kernthema's aan bod, waaronder universele diensten, gebruikersrechten, eindgebruikers- en consumentenbelangen, netneutraliteit en het toewijzen van het frequentiespectrum. Tot slot worden belangrijke onderwerpen zoals vertrouwelijkheid van elektronische communicatie en (cyber)beveiliging geïntroduceerd en verkend. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26 | Workshop Starting your academic career | RSDOS20A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Students weekly address a new topic related to successful studies in the LLB programme International and European Law, inter alia coping with study materials, attending classes, drawing up study plans and schedules, sitting exams, but also address issues unique to the LLB programme International and European Law and living in an international setting such as intercultural communication. Students also practice skills which are important for class participation throughout the LLB programme, including debating/presenting, taking notes, or summarizing materials. The working groups consist of approx. 15-20 students, last 45 minutes each and are supervised by a mentor. Attendance for the working groups is compulsory for all students starting the LLB programme International and European Law and subject to the Binding Study Advice (BSA). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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