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Law and Technology
Last Updated Date:   8 June 2023


4 Units,  Semester 1

Course Description:
Laws and regulations must contend with increasingly complex and fast-moving advances in technology. This course equips law students with the basic technical knowledge necessary to appreciate the interface between technology and law in areas such as copyright, virtual assets, data protection and evidence. Through a series of simple basic Python coding exercises, students will also be exposed to elements of programming so that they will have a better appreciation of artificial intelligence and quantitative empirical legal analysis issues that are increasingly posing legal and ethical challenges for lawyers, regulators, and judges.

Course Convenor: A/P Daniel Seng Kiat Boon

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4493 / LL5493 / LC2017 / LL6493 / LLJ5493

Contact Hours: 3 hour weekly seminar

Workload: 3 hours

Mode of Assessment: Class Participation - 10%; Coding exercises - 40%; Test/Project - 30% & Essay (Impact Paper) - 20% [Due: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 (9am)]

Preclusions: LL4493V/LL5493V/LLJ5493V/LL6493V Law and Technology

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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