ICT Law
- UE code IBAGM333
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Schedule
30Quarter 1
- ECTS Credits 5
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Language
Français
- Teacher Tombal Thomas
This course aims to familiarise students with the legal and ethical context of new information and communication technologies. At the end of this course, students will be able to
The objective of the course is to make students aware of some fundamental issues of ICT, so that they acquire the necessary reflexes to implement the law in a technological environment. In this context, the course focuses on the following two main themes:
After a brief general introduction to Law and to the Belgian legal system, the core legal issues pertaining to ICT Law will be presented, namely:
Material covered by the evaluation: The evaluation covers all the material presented during the course.
Nature of the evaluation: Oral examination
Characteristics of the evaluation: The evaluation is a closed book evaluation. The student may, however, bring with him/herself all the legislative texts studied during the course. These may be highlighted, but not annotated (only article to article cross-references are permitted). Post-it notes are allowed as long as they do not contain any indications (with the exception of the title of the legislation). Case law decisions and other documents used during the course are not allowed.
The examination is in the form of a questionnaire containing a case study and two open questions. The student has about fifteen minutes to prepare his/her answers. The student then presents his/her answers for about fifteen minutes. Additional questions may be asked, requiring an answer without preparation.
H. Jacquemin et T. Tombal (coord.), Chronique de jurisprudence en droits des technologies de l’information: 2018-2020, numéros spéciaux de la R.D.T.I., nos 82-83, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2021 (specifically the chapters “Contrats de l’informatique et commerce électronique” ; “Droits intellectuels” and “Droit au respect de la vie privée et à la protection des données en lien avec les technologies de l’information”).
Training | Study programme | Block | Credits | Mandatory |
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Master de spécialisation en informatique et innovation | Standard | 0 | 5 | |
Master de spécialisation en informatique et innovation | Standard | 1 | 5 |