LAW 7042 - Technology, Law and Society (PG)
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Course Details
| Course Code | LAW 7042 |
| Course | Technology, Law and Society (PG) |
| Coordinating Unit | Law School, Faculty of the Professions |
| Term | Semester 2 2013 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Postgraduate coursework |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | 24 hours |
| Prerequisites | Not applicable |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | Not applicable |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | This course will consider how the law impacts on technology - both by regulation and facilitation. The roles of statute, tort and contract will be considered, along with comparative and transnational approaches and extra-legal means of control of technology. These general issues will be considered in the setting of specific situations such as the following topics: regulating information and communication technologies; identification, privacy, data-mining and retention of information; e-risk management, trust and security technologies; digital evidence and e-discovery; e-forensics and expert evidence; virtual worlds and social networks; and digital divides. |
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Course Staff
Dr Alex Wawryk
Law School, Faculty of the Professions
Room 206
Ligertwood Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 5021
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