Postgraduate Course: Law of E-Commerce (LAWS11136)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to provide an in-depth look at the legal issues surrounding electronic commerce ¿ including business-to-consumer (B2C), business-to-business (B2B), and consumer to consumer (C2C) forms ¿ and digital applications to support the sharing economy, creative processes and the public sector.
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| Course description |
Throughout the course we will review (a) traditional legal issues surrounding business in an electronic format and the challenges of the advent of digital technologies, concerning particularly the identification of jurisdiction, the formal validity of electronic transactions, security and authentication, contract formation and electronic payment systems, and online consumer protection issues; (b) digital convergence and content regulation, the impact of online advertising, search engine functionalities and marketing; (c) the legal discipline of technological applications in the contexts of the public sector, smart cities and open democracy; and policies to support and enable digital tools to the advantage of creative industries and economic growth.
Session titles
1. Introduction to electronic commerce
2. Jurisdiction
3. Contracts and signatures
4. Consumer protection
5. Finance, payments and virtual currencies
6. Content and advertising
7. Search engines
8. E-commerce for the public sector and digital public service delivery
9. The sharing economy, innovation and the creative industries
10. ICT for development
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the semester, the student will be able to:
- understand the definitions and topics that are understood to cover electronic commerce,
- assess the regulatory solutions applied to electronic commercial transactions,
- be able to understand the different legal regimes that apply to the various types of electronic commerce, namely business-to-business, business-to-consumer, and consumer-to-consumer.
- analyse the problems with conducting business in a global marketplace, specially in topics such as contract formation, jurisdiction, payment methods, and liability,
- assess the regulatory solutions applied to electronic commercial transactions.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Paolo Cavaliere
Tel: (0131 6)51 5137
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Course secretary | Mr David Morris
Tel: (0131 6)50 2010
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