Seminar – 2 units. This course examines from a globalized perspective a broad range of cyber governance issues, ranging from freedom of speech, "fake/false news", child sexual abuse material, defamation, hate speech, copyright, trademark, digital intermediary liability, administrative censorship online, anonymity, “right to be forgotten”, privacy and data protection, net neutrality, mutual legal aid treaty processes, cybersecurity treaties, artificial intelligence, targeted advertising, etc., drawing from established cases and practices of constitutional law, antitrust law, communications law, and international human rights/economic law around the world. Unlike the mainstream scholarship which focuses on the gap between the U.S. jurisprudence and international human rights law, the seminar attempts to identify a globally consistent set of theories and arguments that have gained normative and prescriptive traction in the relevant regional or international debates. This course will prepare students for a career in international media/digital law practice. Grading will be based 90% on a final paper meeting the Substantial Analytic Writing (“SAW”) requirement (See Academic Standard I.E), and 10% on class participation (NO CURVE). Each student will pick a topic with the instructor early in the semester and will be asked to present and defend their paper in class.
Final Assessment: Paper
Grading Mode: Letter Grading