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Mainstreaming Information Law: in Mainstreaming Information Law: in Warwick LLM ProgrammesWarwick LLM Programmes

Prof. Abdul Paliwala, Univeristy of Warwick; Director Electronic Law Journals; Law Courseware Consortium Senior Consultant (ICT) UK Centre for Legal Education

LEFIS

Legal Framework of Information Society

Meeting Rotterdam June 06


Specialism v MainstreamingSpecialism v Mainstreaming

Two approaches to information law Special Masters Mainstreaming

Plan for a Masters in Law in Global Information Society

Mainstreaming also very important Discuss three elements in three programmes


LLM ProgrammesLLM Programmes

LLM: Five programmes International Economic Law (100 students) International Development Law and Human Rights (40 Students) Legal Education European Law in a Global Society Comparative Corporate Law and Governance

Structure 12 months Core Course + 4/8 Units + Dissertation

Brief: Integrating IT Developing a new programme


IDLHR: Technologies and Materialities of IDLHR: Technologies and Materialities of GlobalisationGlobalisation

Globalisation & Human Rights key part of international development discourse

Link between technologies, globalisation and law Castells – Network Society Lessig – Code as Law Baxi – Material link between digitalisation and

globalisation


Network SocietyNetwork Society

In the information age, the critical organisational form is networking. The most critical distinction in this organisational logic is to be or not to be – in the network. Be in the network, and you can share and, over time, increase your chances. Be out of the network, or become switched off, and your chances vanish since everything that counts is organised around a world wide web of interacting networks (Castells 1998).

GETncm/justsaycust-recrate-itemcommunittg/stores/d


Technologies and Materialities of Technologies and Materialities of Globalisation: Techno DividesGlobalisation: Techno Divides

Module explores the phenomenon of global technological divides including digital, nano and bio-technologies

Digital Divides Digital Divides and Amelioration eg DOT Report,

WSIS, WIPO Role of International Regulation in exacerbating DD eg

WTO- TRIPS Alternative Strategies – eg Piracy


International Economic Law: International Economic Law: International International Intellectual Property Law and Policy Intellectual Property Law and Policy

IEL Programme transnational perspective mainstreaming eg Broadcasting & Telecoms Law International Intellectual Property Law and Policy

International Intellectual Property Law and Policy international perspective. political economy of intellectual property in global economy. international harmonisation Specific forms of intellectual property (i.e. patents, copyright,

trade marks, design rights) Case Studies International Enforcement


COPYRIGHT AND THE DIGITAL COPYRIGHT AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMYECONOMY

Recent developments in national and international copyright law enhancing the protection afforded to copyright owners in the digital environment.

Examination of the key provisions of WIPO ‘Internet Treaties’ - the 1996 WIPO Copyright Treaty (full text) and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (full text).

Implementation of these treaties at national and regional level, US Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (full text or US Copyright

Office summary) EC Directive of 8 June 2000 on legal aspects of information society (“E-

commerce Directive”) (full text) EC Directive of 22 May 2001 on Copyright “Copyright in the Information

Society Directive”) (full text).


Mainstreaming e-Learning:Mainstreaming e-Learning:LLM in Legal EducationLLM in Legal Education

Objective of new LLM to introduce law lecturers worldwide to reflective and innovative approaches to legal education.

Complements UKCLE role Modular approach – Whole LLM or selected

modules Mainstreaming of IT throughout the programme


Learning and Practice in Legal EducationLearning and Practice in Legal Education

Core course The students will be organised into learning groups of 4/5. A variety of tasks so they can experience and critically examine the

range of methods, activities and styles in legal education. Lectures, seminars and other activities Active Learning and innovation Each group will be responsible for the planning and delivering

teaching Reflection through a learning log Preparation and delivery of a project

teaching of a part of the curriculum, an e learning sequence or a programme of assessment.


Teaching and Learning EnvironmentTeaching and Learning Environment

Nationally funded (including UKCLE) project led by Glasgow Graduate School’s Paul Maharg

4 law schools to start – but creative commons license afterwards

Providing an e-learning environment for Transactional Learning Eg virtual Town Woxbridge Student firms litigating Learning how to do e-learning


Conclusions: Mainstreaming: Pros & ConsConclusions: Mainstreaming: Pros & Cons

Pros Contextualisation Introduction of IT issues to non-specialists

Cons Not enough space Depends on the will of course teacher

Third Way Both Specialism and Mainstreaming?

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