BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| LAW | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| LAW2118 | Internet Law | Fall | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF KÜZECİ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF KÜZECİ Prof. Dr. AYŞE NUHOĞLU RA MERT NOMER |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None. |
| Course Objectives: | Internet law is highly dynamic, rapidly evolving and complex area of law. By the end of the course, students will be able to sort through such legal complexities; express the basic concepts of Internet law; become aware of the significiant impact of new information technologies(especially the Internet) both on social, political and legal discussions; develop legal argumentation in cases related to this field. This course will give also an opportunity to the students to spealiaze on such a new and arising legal issues related to Internet. Discussion and debate will play an important role in this course. By actively participating the class, students will experience to think about the solutions of today’s and tomorrow’s legal issues generating by the development of the technology. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; - express the basic concepts of Internet law; - recognize the significiant impact of new information technologies both in social and legal context - develop legal argumentation in cases related to the Internet - understand the importance of freedom of expression on the Internet - define legal issues related to surveillance society |
Course Content
| This course is adresses wide range of legal problems related to the information and communication technologies, of which the Internet is the primary component. In this context, the course deals with the relationship between Internet, law and information society; the development of information technology and the emergence of regulation (pros and cons); privacy and surveillance in the age of Internet; debates on freedom of expression on the Internet; cybercrime; the impact of the Internet on intellectual property law and also new legal and social problems arising by social networking sites. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Inroduction: the development of information technologies and the basic terms | |
| 2) | Privacy, surveillance and the Internet | |
| 3) | Data Protection Principles | |
| 4) | The Draft Act of Data Protection | |
| 5) | Freedom of expression and the Internet | |
| 6) | Law no. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Suppression of Crimes Committed by means of Such Publications | |
| 7) | Cybercrime and Internet security-I (Definition of hacking, denial of service attacks, child pornography, hate speech and piracy /main discussion points on freedom of expression /related articles of law no. 5651 and the Council of Europe’s Cybercrime Convention 2001) | |
| 8) | Cybercrime and Internet security-II (Provisions on computer related crime in the Turkish Penal Code and the other relevant regulations) | |
| 9) | Obtaining and protecting domain names | |
| 10) | Electronic commerce | |
| 11) | Protection of intellectual property law on the Internet | |
| 12) | E-signature | |
| 13) | Social networking sites | |
| 14) | General assesment |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Elif Küzeci, Kişisel Verilerin Korunması, Ankara 2010 ISBN: 978-605-5593-23-0. Kayıhan İçel, Yener Ünver, Kitle Haberleşme Hukuku, Basın, Radyo, Televizyon, Video, İnternet, İstanbul 2009, ISBN:978-6053-77-1. |
| References: | Muammer Ketizmen, Türk Ceza Hukukunda Bilişim Suçları (Cybercrime in the Turkish Criminal Law),2008, ISBN: 978-605-5980-18-4; Yaman Akdeniz, Kerem Altıparmak, İnternet: Girilmesi Tehlikeli ve Yasaktır, Türkiye’de İnternet İçerik Düzenlemesi ve Sansüre İlişkin Eleştirel Bir Değerlendirme (Internet: Restricted Access, A Critical Assesment of Internet Content Regulation and Censorship in Turkey), 2008, ISBN: 978-975-8752-65-2; Access Denied, The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering, Roland Deibert, John Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski, Jonathan Zittrain, (ed.), 2008 ISBN: 978-0-262-0245-1; Lee A. Bygrave, Data Protection Law, 2002, ISBN: 90-411-9870-9; İnternet ve Hukuk (Internet and the Law) Yeşim M. Atamer (ed.), 2004, ISBN: 975-6857-62-5; Jonathan Zittrain, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop it, 2008, ISBN: 978-0300124873. |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 90 | ||
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions. | 4 |
| 2) | Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment. | 1 |
| 3) | Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge. | 5 |
| 4) | Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules. | 2 |
| 5) | Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them. | 5 |
| 6) | Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine. | 4 |
| 7) | Use at least one foreign language as scientific language. | 3 |
| 8) | Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state. | 2 |
| 9) | Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development. | 2 |
| 10) | Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level. | 4 |
| 11) | Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals. | 4 |
| 12) | Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems. | |
| 13) | Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations. | 3 |
| 14) | Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written. | 3 |
| 15) | Have the professional and ethical responsibility. | 4 |
| 16) | Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions. | 3 |
| 17) | Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms. | 3 |
| 18) | Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies. | 3 |