Course: Private Law and Digital Technologies 3

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Course title Private Law and Digital Technologies 3
Course code SPK/LPRT3
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 8
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Podrazil Petr, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Vítová Blanka, doc. JUDr. LL.M. Ph.D.
  • Telec Ivo, prof. JUDr. CSc.
  • Šínová Renáta, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Hamuľáková Klára, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- digital transformation of the labour market, - the development of digital work platforms, the "gig" or custom economy, - algorithmic management of human labour, - the threats and potential of artificial intelligence in labour relations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course represents a series of core courses of the compulsory elective module of the study programme aimed at developing and deepening the student's knowledge in the field of Private Law and Digital Technologies, which is related to the general compulsory course Private Law Aspects of Digital Technologies. The professional seminar is designed as a four-semester course, in each semester emphasis is placed on selected institutes of private law, in which students will be presented with current issues in individual areas of private law (in particular personality law, law of obligations and torts, consumer protection law, labour law, copyright and civil procedural law), which may be affected by the rapid development and evolution of digital technologies in relation to existing or upcoming legal regulation and case law. The third semester focuses primarily on: - Digital transformation of the labour market, - the development of digital work platforms, the "gig" or custom economy, - algorithmic management of human labour, - threats and potential of artificial intelligence in employment relations. Given the fact that the programme involves graduates of a Master's degree programme, knowledge of the entire private law field is assumed and emphasis is placed on all contexts of the problem addressed, including procedural contexts. In the seminar, students are given an assignment of a complex private law case, which they have to solve through self-study according to the requirements of the seminar lecturer and then present their solution at the seminar not only to the lecturer but also to other students of the study programme in order to stand up to the subsequent scientific discussion that their solution will provoke. When presenting the solution, emphasis is placed on the presentation of the chosen methodological approaches as well as the literature and case law used by the student in the solution.
Deepening of the student's theoretical knowledge in selected areas of private law whose legal regulation is influenced by the development of digital technologies. Development of the student's ability to analyse legal cases correctly, to identify the legal norms that apply to a given case, and also the ability to apply the chosen legal norms correctly. The student should also be able to present their solution to a legal case in a scholarly manner.
Prerequisites
Completion of this course is contingent upon completion of the course Legal Theory of Information Technologies 1 and 2 Information Technologies for Law and Legal Science 1 and 2 Private Law and Digital Technologies 1 and 2
MEP/LLTT1 and MEP/LLTT2 and SPK/LPRT1 and SPK/LPRT2 and MEP/LIT1 and MEP/LIT2

Assessment methods and criteria
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.
Recommended literature
  • ALOISI, A. Commoditized Workers: Case Study Research on Labor Law Issues Arising from a Set of 'On-Demand/Gig Economy. Platforms. In Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal, 2016, no. 37(3), pp. 620-653. 2016.
  • BERG, J. Income security in the on-demand economy: Findings and policy lessons from a survey of crowdworkers. Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal, 2015, no. 37(3), pp. 543-576. Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal. 2015.
  • DIMATTEO, L., A., PONCIB?, C., CANNARSA, M. (2022). The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence. Cambridge University Press.
  • DUNN, M. (2020). Making gigs work: Digital platforms, job quality and worker motivations. New Technology, Work and Employment, 2020, no. 35(2), pp. 232-249.. Work and Employment.
  • GRAHAM, M., LEHDONVIRTA, V., WOOD, A., BARNARD, H., HJORTH, I., SIMON, D., P. (2017). The Risks and Rewards of Online Gig Work at the Global Margins. Oxford Internet Institute.
  • KÄSSI, O., LEHDONVIRTA, V. (2018). Online labour index: Measuring the online gig economy for policy and research. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2018, no. 137, pp. 241-248..
  • KITTUR, A., NICKERSON, J., V., BERNSTEIN, M., GERBER, E., SHAW, A., ZIMMERMAN, J., LEASE, M., HORTON, J. (2013). The future of crowd work. Proceedings of the 2013 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work. 2013, pp. 1301-1318..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): - (LADT24) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): - (LADT24) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter