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Lecturer(s)
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Svaček Ondřej, doc. JUDr. LL.M. Ph.D.
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Faix Martin, JUDr. Ph.D.
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Stejskal Petr, Mgr. LL.M., Ph.D.
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Svicevic Marko, Dr. LL.Dip.
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Bureš Pavel, JUDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Corporations as potential subjects of international law and their rights and obligations 2. Digital data, international trade law and the World Trade Organization. 3. Interaction of states in cyberspace and the emergence of "twiplomacy" 4. International telecommunications law 5. The international legal regulatory framework of the Internet 6. Space and maritime law in the digital age
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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Course objectives: International Law and Digital Technologies 2 is an advanced course that focuses on contemporary challenges at the intersection of international law and digital data. Through a series of six comprehensive topics/seminars, this course will provide insight into the complex legal environment created by the rapid development of digital technologies. The increase in the use of telecommunications technologies and their privatization by corporations (including their use on social networks, at sea and in space) naturally accompanies the development of international regulation. In this course, students will analyze the multifaceted challenges posed by corporate roles, regulatory frameworks, and dynamic interactions within the global digital sphere. The International Law and Digital Technologies 2 course will offer this exploration through six topics/seminars that focus on the following issues: 1. Corporations as potential subjects of international law and their rights and obligations 2. Digital data, international trade law and the World Trade Organization. 3. Interaction of states in cyberspace and the emergence of "twiplomacy" 4. International telecommunications law 5. The international legal regulatory framework of the Internet 6. Space and maritime law in the digital age In this course, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the concept of digital data, its significance in the modern world, and its implications for international law; examine the status of corporations as subjects of international law and critically assess their rights, obligations, and responsibilities in the global digital arena; and explore the complex relationship between digital data, international trade law, and the workings of the World Trade Organization (WTO); explore the regulatory mechanisms underlying the global internet; examine the legal and institutional regulatory framework of international telecommunications law; and reflect on technological and legal developments in international telecommunications, space and maritime law with respect to digital data. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply legal analysis to assess the status, rights and obligations of corporations as subjects of international law. 2. Assess the need for regulatory frameworks in relation to digital technologies, particularly in the areas of international telecommunications, space and maritime law. 3. Explain the institutional structures and legal mechanisms governing international telecommunications law. 4. To develop an argument regarding the sufficiency of existing laws in addressing the challenges posed by digital technologies. 5. identify and apply appropriate legal frameworks relating to telecommunications, space and maritime law in the context of emerging digital challenges. 6. Understand the interdisciplinary nature of international law and digital technologies and gain insight into the interconnectedness of the legal and technological dimensions. Assessment: To pass the course, students must complete the following: - Submit a term project followed by an oral defense (70% of the final grade). - Complete the assignments given during the course (30% of the final grade).
In this course, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the concept of digital data, its importance in the modern world, and its implications for international law; explore the status of corporations as subjects of international law and critically assess their rights, obligations, and responsibilities in the global digital arena; and examine the complex relationship between digital data, international trade law, and the functioning of the World Trade Organization (WTO); explore the regulatory mechanisms underlying the global internet; examine the legal and institutional regulatory framework of international telecommunications law; and reflect on technological and legal developments in international telecommunications, space and maritime law with respect to digital data.
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Prerequisites
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Completion of this course is conditional upon completion of the course Legal Theory of Information Technology 1 a 2 Information Technology for Law and Legal Science 1 a 2 International Law and Digital Technologies 1
MEP/TLTT1 and MEP/TLTT2 and MEP/TIT1 and MEP/TIT2 and MEP/TMPD1
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Active participation of the student in seminars, preparation of a semester project and its oral defence are required. Full-time students must attend at least 80% of the seminars, while combined students must attend 50% of the seminars and one individual consultation.
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Recommended literature
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BURRI, M. (eds.). (2021). Big Data and Global Trade Law, pp. 11 - 41. Cambridge University Press.
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COGAN, K., J., HURD, I., JOHNSTONE, I. (2016). The Oxford Handbook of International Organisations. Oxford University Press.
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GREEN, A., J. (2022). The Rise of Twiplomacy and the Making of Customary International Law on Social Media., no. 21(1), pp. 1 - 53..
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CHANDER, A., BURRI, M. What Are Digital Trade and Digital Trade Law? AJIL Unbound, 2023, no. 117, pp. 99-103. 2023.
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JOHNS, F., ORFORD, A., HOFFMAN, F. (eds.). (2016). Theorising the Corporation in International Law. The Oxford Handbook of the Theory of International Law, Oxford University Press, 2016, pp. 677 - 688. Oxford University Press.
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KRZYWON, A. (2022). Online Communication and States Positive Obligations: Towards Comprehensive European Human Rights Protection. Digital Transformations in Public International Law, 2022, no. 317, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, pp. 205 - 232..
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LARSEN., B., P. (2018). Space Law: A Treatise. Routledge.
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MARELLI, M. (2023). The law and practice of international organisations' interactions with personal data protection domestic regulation: At the crossroads between the international and domestic legal orders. 50 Computer Law and Security Law, 2023, pp. 1 - 17.
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Max Planck Encyclopedia. International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
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Max Planck Encyclopedia. Internet.
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Max Planck Encyclopedia. Remote Sensing.
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Max Planck Encyclopedia. Space Law Disputes.
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Max Planck Encyclopedia. Telecommunications, International Regulation.
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MUCHLINSKI, P. (2012). Corporations in International Law. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law.
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OKOLI, N., P. (2018). International Telecommunications Law and Policy. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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WALDEN, I. (2018). Telecommunications Law and Regulation. (5th ed.). Oxford University Press.
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