040284 UK Legal Issues of Electronic Commerce (2024S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Continuous assessment of course work

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Fr 10.05. 08:00-09:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Mo 12.02.2024 09:00 to We 21.02.2024 12:00
Deregistration possible until Th 14.03.2024 23:59

Details

max. 50 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Walter Blocher

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Klausurtermine:
26.04. 08:00-09:30 Hörsaal 6
10.05. 08:00-09:30 Hörsaal 6

Klausurbesprechung:
14.06. 08:00 pktl. Seminarraum 15

    
    Friday
    01.03.
    08:00 - 11:15
    Hörsaal 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Friday
    01.03.
    11:30 - 13:00
    Hörsaal 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Friday
    08.03.
    08:00 - 11:15
    Hörsaal 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Friday
    08.03.
    11:30 - 13:00
    Hörsaal 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Friday
    15.03.
    08:00 - 11:15
    Hörsaal 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Friday
    15.03.
    11:30 - 13:00
    Hörsaal 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Friday
    12.04.
    08:00 - 11:15
    Hörsaal 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Friday
    12.04.
    11:30 - 13:00
    Hörsaal 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  2.Stock
    
    Friday
    26.04.
    08:00 - 09:30
    Hörsaal 6  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  1.Stock
    
    N
    Friday
    10.05.
    08:00 - 09:30
    Hörsaal 6  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  1.Stock
    
    Friday
    14.06.
    08:00 - 09:30
    Seminarraum 15  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  3.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Content:
General: Legal basics in the field of e-commerce; economic and social connections;
Inclusion of legal issues in cross-border business transactions on the Internet.
In particular:
Contract law on the internet; consumer protection in distance contracts; financial services on the internet; information duties; liability for information on the net; unsolicited messages; provider liability; domain law; legal issues of online marketing; signature law; blockchain and smart contracts; dispute resolution in case of a (cross-border) legal dispute; current legal issues and socio-political developments in e-commerce.
After completing the course, students will be able to recognise basic legal problems associated with the commercial use of the Internet and independently assess simple legal issues.
Furthermore, they know the most important legal provisions for electronic legal transactions and their systematic interplay; they understand the technical, political and economic basics of electronic legal transactions; they are able to solve practical cases with relevant legal problems.
Lecture by the course instructor; discussions on topics to be prepared.
Methods:
Lecture, slides, script

Assessment and permitted materials

Performance assessment/evaluation is based on a short test (10% = 8 points) during the course and two written exams in German (45% = 36 points each, duration of each exam: 60 minutes) at the end of the course. Up to 6 additional points can be earned by participating in the discussion rounds at the end of the 2nd to 4th course unit. A maximum of 80 points (86 with the additional points) will be awarded.
Unannotated legal texts and non-electronic dictionaries may be used in the written examinations.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In principle, attendance is compulsory at all times. Students may be exempted from compulsory attendance for a total of one unit for an important reason. Attendance is compulsory in the first unit without exception. Students who do not attend will be deregistered from the course unless there is an important, verifiable reason for their absence (excuse and proof before the first unit to Prof. Blocher: blocher@uni-kassel.de).

From > 50 % (= 41 points) the course is successfully completed.
Grading scale: from 41 points - sufficient, from 51 points - satisfactory, from 61 points - good, from 71 points - very good

Examination topics

Lecture, slides, script

Reading list

Kodex Bürgerliches Recht, aktuelle Auflage;
Janisch/Mader, E-Business, 5. Auflage (2016), ISBN: 978-3-7007-6112-9.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Su 03.03.2024 12:25