The Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL) is planning to offer a postgraduate study programme leading to the degree of Master of Laws in Information and Communication Technology Law from September 2002. The study programme is a full time study (12 months), starting primo September and ending ultimo August.

For more information see: http://www.jus.uio.no/iri/studier/undervisning/masteroflaw.html

The University of Strathclyde offers an LLM course in Information Technology and Telecommunications Law. the course is offered on the basis both of full time attendance at Strathclyde (in the city of Glasgow) or on a distance learning basis. All aspects of the distance learning course can be conducted over the Internet.

Details of the course are available from http://itlaw.law.strath.ac.uk

I previously posted a msg about the LLM at the Oslo University. I have to correct myself, the course is not related to the EULISP project (...think of it as a chance to do an erasmus during a post-grad). After an exchange of e.mails with the university of Oslo, I came to know that all the details of the course will be available at the web site around the first days od December. [ http://www.jus.uio.no/iri/studier/undervisning/masteroflaw.html ]
have a good day...
sergio baccaglini

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We teach online for The University of London LLB and LLM degrees. It is a fairly sophisticated offering: live lectures, TV broadcasts, recorded lectures, interactive bulletin boards - and works well. We have 200 students enrolled at pressent (in line with target).

We also run the largest Continuing Education online programme for lawyers with Butterworths (www.cpd-direct.com)

If anyone is interested - we designed our own Learning Management System which is about to be used by a major UK university and two City law firms : PERSCITUS (www.perscitus.com). The LMS is remarkably cheap to buy.

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Kind regards

Mike Semple Piggot
msp@spr-law.com

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Mike Semple Piggot
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Institute for Law and Informatics at the University of Lapland (Rovaniemi, Finland) offers a master programme (LL.M) in Legal Informatics as part of the EULISP Study Program. The extent of the study programme is 60 ECTS credits and aim is to give varied further education at the branch of legal informatics and the information law.
For more information, please, visit http://www.urova.fi/home/oiffi/index.asp

The Institute also offers a summer school on information law as part of the ISS International Summer School arranged by the Faculty of Law.
Next Summer School will be arranged in August 2002. For more information on courses, please, contact
Professor Ahti Saarenpää (email: Ahti.Saarenpaa@urova.fi) or Assistant Annamari Turunen (email: Annamari.Turunen@urova.fi)

The University of Essex Law Department will be offering a taught masters course from October 2002 in Information Technology, Media and E-Commerce. As the title of the degree programme indictes, the degree considers access to and regulation of infrastructure (broadcasting, telecommunications and the Internet) as well as the use - and abuses - of these technologies. Apart from the core courses, the degree programme is designed to be flexible, being organised in highly focussed ten week options, thus allowing students to structure the degree to reflect their own particular interests. Students may also be permitted to select options from those available in the other LLMs that Essex offers: notably the LLMs in International Human Rights; in International Trade Law and in EC Law.

For further information see the Essex web site:
http://www2.essex.ac.uk/law/postgraduate/default.asp

or email the postgraduate secretary for further information: alcam@essex.ac.uk

The University of Stockholm also offers a Master’s Programme in Law and Information Technology. The courses are in English and external lecturers practicing in the field of law or computer science and colleagues from other universities (for example Ian Lloyd and Ahti Saarenpää) are invited to hold seminars.

The lectures deal with legal aspects of information technology including intellectual property rights, electronic contracting and questions about privacy (autumn term), as well as with methodological issues concerning the use of information technology in a legal context, as for example automated decision-making and document management (spring term).

Starting as a tool for practical assignments the student project “The Virtual Law Firm” developed, aiming at establishing an international network for lawyers working in the field of IT.

Further information can be found at:
http://www.juridicum.su.se/iri/studentinfo/master/

Best regards,
Christine Kirchberger

Hi

I'm considering changing career from a DBA to undertaking computer law. I've got a BA in History, MSc in IT and PgD in Information Science. I'm 30 yrs old; does anyone know whether its best to do a LLM (if I can get on one) or am I past it????
Please help!
Paul F

Dear Paul F,

In response to your question I'd say: you're never to old to learn, so especially if you want to change careers: go for the LLM! I have no idea idea where you're based, but during my law studies I heard that the LLM at my alma mater (Leiden University, The Netherlands, www.leiden.edu) is very good.

Success and kind regards,

Rianne
(MA in Law and working on one in Int'l Politics at age 28) ;-)

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> I'm considering changing career from a DBA to undertaking
> computer law. I've got a BA in History, MSc in IT and PgD in
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> its best to do a LLM (if I can get on one) or am I past it????
> Please help!
> Paul F

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Thanks for your reply Rianne; I'm based in the UK so to enter Law I need to do two courses named CPE and Legal Practice Course before training. I'll have to see where the LLm fits in.
A lot of work (and expense) but I think it'll be worth it!
Regards
Paul
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Let me present you the TICE post-graduated course on Information Technology and Electronic Commerce offered by EUSKO-IKASKUNTZA / SOCIEDAD DE ESTUDIOS VASCOS, an educational institution located in the Basque Country – Spain, in collaboration with the Faculty of Law of San Sebastian and the Computer Association (ATI – Asociación de Técnicos Informáticos).

TICE is a long distance (via Internet) course of 250 hours covering legal, technical and marketing topics related with the Information Technologies and Electronic Commerce. The working language is Spanish (English is need – reading level).

TICE course is located : http://www.eusko-ikaskuntza.org/TICE

Sorry for the late response - just a note that the Centre for
Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary college University of
London will be offering Diploma and LLM courses in Information
Technology Law by distance learning from October 2002. Email
itlaw@qmul.ac.uk for more info. We currently offer the University of London LLM with courses in IT Law, Internet Law, Telecoms law etc, as well as Diploma courses which are popular with practicing
solicitors.

Simon Newman

Subject: University courses in the law of cyberspace
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Hi guys! Does anyone know how much the distance IT law LLM at QMW is likely to cost? There seems to be little info about that. Secondly, who knows what the content will be ie will the course address legal issues relating to other technologies?