Undergraduate Course: Public Law and New Technologies (LAWS10118)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Law |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
An investigation of the relationship(s) between traditional issues in public law scholarship and the emerging challenges and opportunities created by information and communication technologies. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Please note that you are very unlikely to get a place on an Honours Law course unless you are on a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus law exchange students). |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| This course explores the ways in which new technologies alter (or don't alter) the modes and practice of public law. Novel issues such as e-democracy (including e-voting), e-governance and the digital divide are studied. We will also examine how long-standing concerns in constitutional law are impacted by ICTs, e.g. free speech/political communication online, the quality (rather than quantity) of democratic politics and how ICTs change the nature of political financing. |
Assessment Information
| Examination (60%), essay (30%), and class presentation (10%). Class presentation to be 15-20 minutes on a single aspect of a seminar and to be supported by a brief written document. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Navraj Ghaleigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 2069
Email: N.Ghaleigh@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk |
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