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Informatics and Information Law

Objectives

- To know basic principles of Law;

- To identify the main organs of the State and understand their competences/functioning;

- To identify the different forms of legal protection within the scope of information systems;

- To identify the criminal coducts in this context (cybercrime) and respective consequences;

- To identify the main legal issues that arise from the  subjects presented and to recognize the importance of regulation;

- To dominate the applicable legal regimes and relate the contents taught.

General characterization

Code

100048

Credits

4.0

Responsible teacher

Mariana Côrte-Real Alarcão Júdice

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Portuguese. If there are Erasmus students, classes will be taught in English

Prerequisites

None

Bibliography

Teaching method

The curricular unit is primarily based on theoretical and practical classes, aiming a permanent interaction with and among students in order to do a practical approach of the issues under study. Part of the sessions will be dedicated to the resolution and discussion of exercises.

Evaluation method

1st call
- Midterm (25%)
- Final exam (60%)
- Group project (15%)
 
2nd call
- Final exam (85%)
- Group project (15%)

Subject matter

The curricular unit is organized in five Learning Units:
I. Basic legal concepts
   1. Definition and characteristics of law
   2. The major institutions of the State
   3. The Jurisdictional function
   4. Sources of law
II. Informatics law
    1. Software
    2. Patents, trademarks and domain names
    3. Databases
    4. Private copy
    5. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) contracts 
    6. Electronic transactions
III. Legal protection of personal data
IV. Copyright
    1. Nature
    2. Entitlement
    3. Protection
V. Cybercrime