computer criminal law
Analysing and solving legal problems on the Internet
The module covers national, European and international provisions of computer and internet criminal law as well as procedural and criminal procedure aspects. Computer criminal law covers the topics of fraud and computer fraud, forgery of documents on the computer, data modification and computer sabotage. Internet criminal law deals with illegal content, among other things. The module deals with pornography criminal law, copyright infringements and data protection criminal law. Challenges such as phishing, skimming, cyberstalking and cyberterrorism are also discussed.
After completing this module, you will have mastered the national, European and international legal foundations of computer and Internet criminal law.
You will be able to structure, analyse and appropriately solve new problems in computer and internet criminal law.
You've come to the right place if you want to position yourself as a specialist in computer or internet criminal law or if you want to work as a consultant in the IT, telecommunications or media industry. The module is aimed at:
- Lawyers
- Business economists and business administrators
- Computing scientists with legal knowledge
The programme can be taken as certified further education or as part of a part-time degree programme in information law. It concludes with a Certificate of Advanced Studies. If the admission requirements are met, the certificate is fully recognised for the Master's degree programme. So you can start your studies without enrolment!