Emerging Technologies and the Law

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Emerging Technologies and the Law (LAW357)

Applications Open: To be confirmed

Applications Close: To be confirmed

Next Available Intake: To be confirmed

Course Types: To be confirmed

Language: English

Duration: 6 months

Fees: To be confirmed

Area of Interest: Legal

Schemes: To be confirmed

Funding: To be confirmed

School/Department: School of Law

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Synopsis

LAW357 Emerging Technologies and the Law invites students to consider how laws as they know it are coping with the emerging technologies that are beginning to challenge the old certainties of life. The course will comprise 6 seminars. In each seminar, students will first confirm their understanding they have gleaned from their readings of a selected emerging technology such as Artificial Intelligence. In the second half of the seminar, students will discuss the legal implications of such a technology under various scenarios, exploring criminal, civil and regulatory aspects of how the technology affects life today.

Level: 3
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY JAN

Topics

Introduction to the emerging technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution
Distributed ledger systems – the world of blockchains
Legal issues when dealing with blockchains
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Legal issues when dealing with cryptocurrencies
Artificial intelligence in the legal practice
Disruption in legal practice
Autonomous artificial intelligence
Legal issues with autonomous artificial intelligence
The Internet of Things
Legal issues when dealing the internet of things
Policy considerations in regulating emerging technologies

Learning Outcome

Indicate the disruption caused by the relevant emerging technologies
Demonstrate understanding of legal concepts, values, principles and procedures of Singapore law and explain the relationship, as well as to apply them to the disruption caused by the relevant technologies
Analyse fact patterns to identify relevant issues of law, fact and procedure
Interpret the relevant rule of substantive law, procedure or evidence relevant to the issues identified
Apply the relevant laws and principles to come to a conclusion on the issues
Formulate an opinion, provide a solution and advise based on the conclusions
Discuss critically, competing arguments in literature or in a group situation and make a reasoned choice between alternatives
Examine ideas, concepts and arguments in the English language and legal terminology with care and accuracy
Employ information technology in an office environment for the search for information, the preparation of documents and presentations