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Postgraduate Course: Public Law and New Technologies (LAWS11186)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaLaw Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course description"Public Law and New Technologies" is an investigation of the relationship between traditional issues in public law scholarship and the emerging challenges and opportunities created by ICTs (information and communication technologies).

We will explore the ways in which new technologies alter (or perhaps, don't alter) the modes and practices of public law. Novel issues such as e-democracy (including e-voting), e-governance and the digital divide will be studies from both legal, political scientific and comparative perspectives. We will also examine how long standing concerns in constitutional law are impacted by ICTs, e.g. free speech/political communication online, ICTs and privacy rights, the quality (rather than the quality) of democratic politics and how ICTs change the nature of political financing.

The course will seek to answer questions as to whether new forms of democracy are being generated by new technologies, whether ICTs can/do delivery on their potential of creating 'ideal speech situations', and whether ICTs allow us to do 'new things' in public law, or just new ways of doing 'old things'.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
(1) Communication skills
The course requires students to submit written work for assessment, to a deadline and within a word limit and thereby encourages them to develop the technique of writing in a clear and concise fashion. The course also provides the opportunity for students to extend their oral skills by requiring them to take a full part in the discussion of the seminar; this may involve students in making presentations to the class.

(2) Intellectual Skills
The course encourages students to develop the intellectual skills of collecting, organising and evaluating evidence. The course requires students to develop their skills in presenting evidence in a balanced way and in analysing the weak and strong points of arguments and to synthesise these in the process of solving problems.

(3) General Skills
The requirements of the course encourage students to develop skills in managing time, working independently and taking responsibility for their own work.
Assessment Information
100% essay
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserMr Navraj Ghaleigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 2069
Email: N.Ghaleigh@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lene Mccool
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: lene.mccool@ed.ac.uk
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