Law Of Communications and New Technologies

Learning time distribution

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

• Familiarizing the student with the main legal regulations in force as a reference for the field of communications and new technologies. The legal rights and obligations specific to the online environment and the main sources of these rights and obligations will be presented. Also, the legal issues frequently encountered in the field will be subject to debate, in order to identify viable solutions
• students will access and deepen the national, European and international legislation applicable to the field of communications and new technologies; - students will gain a better understanding of the cultural elements of the virtual environment in relation to the dynamics of the modern world;
• students will familiarize themselves with the specific terminology and basic concepts in the field of communications and new technologies;
• students will critically analyze and debate the organization and functioning of the system for the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms in the online environment;
• Definition and proper use of technical terms
• Knowledge of the bibliography related to the course
• The ability to formulate arguments and get involved in debates regarding the European, national and international regulations on free access to information of public interest, protection of classified information, protection of personal data, limits and the circumscribed protection of a person's right to private life, etc.

Skills

• The ability to analyze the characteristics of national, European and international legal provisions in the field of communications and new technologies
• The ability to reflect critically on public policy proposals in the field of communications and new technologies, as well as on the consequences of their implementation
• The ability to analyze, interpret and evaluate national jurisprudence and that of the European Court of Human Rights in the field
• Explanation and interpretation
• The concepts studied will complement the knowledge offered by the other law courses.
• Instrumental - applicative
• A rich audio-visual material will be used that will make this course as accessible and interesting as possible
• Compilation by students of reports based on the recommended bibliography

Responsibility

• Participation in own professional development
• Promoting a system of cultural, moral and civic values

Online platform

Course content

Course bibliography

Bibliography: Directive 2011/83/EU of October 25, 2011 on consumer rights Directive 2010/45/EU DIRECTIVE 2009/24/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs Directive 2006/24/EC of March 15, 2006 regarding the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly accessible electronic communications services or public communications networks and amending Directive 2002/58/EC (Data Retention Directive) Directive 2004/48/CE of April 29, 2004 regarding the respect of intellectual property rights Directive 2003/98/EC of November 17, 2003 on the reuse of public sector information DIRECTIVE 2002/58/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of July 12, 2002 regarding the processing of personal data and the protection of confidentiality in the public communications sector DIRECTIVE 2002/21/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of March 7, 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services Directive 2001/29/CE of May 22, 2001 harmonizing certain aspects regarding copyright and related rights in the information society Directive 2000/46/CE of September 18, 2000 regarding the initiation, exercise and prudential supervision of the activity of electronic money institutions Directive 2000/31/EC of June 8, 2000 regarding certain legal aspects of information society services, especially electronic commerce, on the internal market (electronic commerce directive) Directive 1999/93/EC of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures Directive 1997/7/EC of 20 May 1997 on consumer protection in the case of distance contracts Directive 95/46/CE of October 24, 1995 regarding the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data Regulation (EC) no. 45/2001 of December 18, 2000 regarding the protection of natural persons regarding the processing of personal data by community institutions and bodies and regarding the free movement of such dataAtton, Chris (2002). Alternative Media. London: Sage. Belden, Russonello and Stewart (2006). Communicating about communications: Media leaders discuss their work and values. Report prepared for the Ford Foundation. Cammaerts, B. and Carpentier, N. (Eds., 2007). Reclaiming the Media. Communication Rights and Castells, Manuel (2001). The Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business and Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Dabu, V. (2000). Dreptul comunicării sociale, S.N.S.P.A., Bucureşti. De Fleur, M., Sandra Ball-Rokeach (1999). Teorii ale comunicării de masă, Polirom. Debbasch, Ch., Hervé Isar, Xavier Agostinelli (2002). Droit de la communication, Dalloz. Derieux, E. (1999). Droit de la communication, L.G.D.J. Djuvara, M. (1995) Teoria generală a dreptului. Drept raţional, izvoare şi drept pozitiv, Editura All. Downing, John D.H. (2001). Radical Media: rebellious communication and social movements. London: Sage. Dumitru, H.D., Problemele juridice privind conţinuturile negative din Internet, Pandectele române nr. 3/2003 Frank Joergensen, R. (Eds., 2006). Human Rights in the Global Information Society. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Georgescu, M.N. (2009). Dreptul comunicării, Editura universitară, Bucureşti. Georgescu, M.N., Dreptul comunicării. Aspecte metodologice, Revista de drept public, nr. 2/2004. Girard, B., O’ Siochrú, S. & Maham, A. (2002). Global Media Governance. NY/Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield. Gurstein, Michael (eds., 2000). Community Informatics: Enabling Communities with Information and Communication Technologies. Hershey, PA: Idea Publishing Group. Hamelink, C.J. (2000). The Ethics of Cyberspace. London: Sage. Hill, K. A. & J. E. Hughes (1998). Cyberpolitics. Citizen activism in the age of the Internet. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield. Howley, K. (2005). Community media: People, places, and communication technologies. New York: Cambridge University Press. Ionescu, C. (2001). Agenţiile de presă din România, Ed. Tritonoc. Johnson, N. (1967). How to talk back to your television set. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Keck, Margaret & Sikking, Kathryn (1998). Activist Beyond Borders. Advocacy Networks in International Politics. Ithaca/London: Cornell University Press. Kubey, R. (Ed.). (1997). Media Literacy in the Information Age. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. Kumar, K. J. (2006). Promoting independent media: Strategies for democracy assistance. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. Lewis, Peter M. (1993). Alternative Media: Linking Global and Local, Paris: UNESCO Publications Mattelart, Armand (1980). Mass Media, Ideology and the Revolutionary Movement. Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press. Mattelart, Armand (2003). The Information Society: An Introduction. London: Sage. McChesney, R. W. & Nichols, J. (2002). Our media, not theirs: The democratic struggle against corporate media. New York: Seven Stories Press. Middleton, K., R. Trager, B.F. Chamberlin (2002). Legislaţia comunicării publice, Polirom. Mihai, Gh., Motica, R.I. (1997). Fundamentele dreptului, Ed. All. Neshat, N. Saeid (2004). Communication Rights: Fourth Generation of Human Rights? Human Rights in the Information Society. Olive Leaf Publishing. Rodríguez, Clemencia (2001). Fissures in the Mediascape. An International Study of Citizens’ Media. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press Stanila, Laura (2020). Inteligența artificială, dreptul penal și sistemul de justiție penală. Amintiri despre viitor. București: Universul Juridic Sclove, Richard (1995). Democracy and Technology. New York: Guilford. Statomir, I. (2005). Libertatea de exprimare şi dreptul la informaţie: drepturi şi responsabilităţi ale jurnaliştilor, vol. Manual de jurnalism, coordonator Mihai Coman, Ed. Polirom.

Seminar content

Seminar bibliography

Course content and methods reflect the major objectives of the discipline. The course comes to complete the basic knowledge of the students in the criminal field and lead to the formation of the skills necessary for further professional and scientific development.

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Performance standards

Grade: 5 (five)

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