Week 5: February 27-March 2

New subjects are not proposed until we covered all pending assignment and topics.

Week 4: February 20-24

In-class exercise on the hierarchy of rules/types of laws, and norms. Find an outline of the regulatory systems chapter HERE, and on the concept of democracy HERE.
The lecture will focus on the rule of law. Recommended reading materials: From the University of Chicago Law Review: THIS, and from Project Muse: THIS. An specific article from UCLA, published by Cambridge press on China (short and clear) can be found HERE, and from the Boston University Law Review a contrasting view can be retreived from HERE (access to the full text at the Library).
Consider: What regulations apply/should be applicable in the/to the cyberspace?

Week 3: February 13-17

The class will focus on the way states regulate and the extent of the reach of their legislative powers. For this introductory class discussion, being knowledgeable about democracy, free market and the implications of the two, would be beneficial. The lecture will include explanations on these, and how to assess different types of regulations.
These readings may be illustrative of the way democracy can be "applied" or "contrasting:"
The terror subject, privacy vs. public surveillance, and the Internet neutrality discussion.
What laws apply to the cyberspace?

Week 1: January 30-February 3

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"Week 1 and 2 (February 1st and 8th ):
Law and Societies. Self-assessment questionnaire. What are laws for? How do they affect each one of us and to which extent? Purpose
Reading assignment: Laws and economic development. Glossary of terms"

On 08.02, more on basic concepts and preliminary lessons about regulatory systems and how a legal system is arranged. The first chapters of ISBN 998559505X, 9789985595053 provide adequate support to these and few other lectures to come. Before the second half of the session, self-assessment questionnaires will be distributed along with the readings (or links) on the influence of laws on economic development. The questionnaire should be responded and submitted on the same date

Tallinn Law School is launching a new Master programme in Law and Technology. An info-session will be held next Tuesday, February 7th, at 13:45 in the auditorium I-202 (just next to TUT's main Aula). Maybe some of you are interested in attending...