Alexander Stremitzer: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2021 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Alexander Stremitzer |
| Field | Law, Economics und Business |
| Address | Professur für Recht und Ökonomie ETH Zürich, IFW E 49 Haldeneggsteig 4 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 40 08 |
| astremitzer@ethz.ch | |
| URL | https://lawecon.ethz.ch/group/professors/stremitzer.html |
| Department | Humanities, Social and Political Sciences |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851-0708-00L | Introduction to Law Introduction to Law as GESS Compulsory Elective Course: Students who have attended or will attend the lecture "Introduction to Law for Architecture" (851-0703-01L), "Introduction to Law for Civil Engineering" (851-0703-03L) or " Introduction to Law" (851-0703-00) , cannot register for this course unit. Particularly suitable for students of D-HEST, D-MAVT, D-MATL, D-USYS. | 2 credits | 2V | A. Stremitzer | |
| Abstract | This class introduces students to basic features of the legal system. Questions of constitutional and administrative law, contract law, tort law, corporate law, intellectual property law, as well as procedural law are covered. | ||||
| Objective | Introduction to fundamental questions of public and private law which serves as a foundation for more advanced law classes. | ||||
| Content | 1. Öffentliches Recht Staatsrecht: Funktion und Quellen des Rechts, Aufbau und Organisation des Staates, Grundrechte, Grundzüge des Völker- und Europarechts. Verwaltungsrecht: Verwaltungsverhältnis, Verfügung, Verwaltungsorganisation, Durchsetzung des Verwaltungsrechts, Verwaltungsverfahrensrecht, Grundzüge des Polizei-, Umwelt- und Raumplanungsrechts. 2. Privatrecht Vertragsrecht: Vertragsfreiheit, Vertragsentstehung, -erfüllung und -verletzung, Grundzüge des Kauf- und Mietvertrags. Haftungsrecht: Verschuldenshaftung und Kausalhaftung, Beschränkung der Haftung. Grundzüge des Gesellschafts,- Immaterialgüter- und Zivilprozessrechts. | ||||
| Literature | Weiterführende Informationen sind auf der Moodle-Lernumgebung zur Vorlesung erhältlich (s. http://www.ip.ethz.ch/education/grundzuege). | ||||
| 851-0732-01L | Workshop and Lecture Series in Law and Economics | 2 credits | 2S | A. Stremitzer | |
| Abstract | The Workshop and Lectures Series in Law and Economics is a joint seminar of ETH Zurich and the Universities of Basel, Lucerne, St. Gallen and Zurich. Legal, economics, and psychology scholars will give a lecture and/or present their current research. All speakers are internationally well-known experts from Europe, the U.S. and beyond. | ||||
| Objective | After the workshop and lecture series, participants should be acquainted with interdisciplinary approaches in law and economics. They should also have an overview of current topics of international research in this area. | ||||
| Content | The workshop and lecture series will present a mix of speakers who represent the wide range of current social science research methods applied to law. In particular, theoretical models, empirical and experimental research as well as legal research methods will be represented. This series is held each spring semester. In the fall semester, the series is complemented by two specialized law-and-economics series, one on law & finance and one on innovation. | ||||
| Lecture notes | To be discussed papers are posted in advance on the course web page (http://www.lawecon.ethz.ch/workshop-and-lecture-series/lawecon.html). | ||||
| 851-0744-00L | Research Paper in Law and Tech  There is no need for a written application for students who have taken the pre-requisite Law & Tech course. For students who believe they have the requisite background, they should email aileen.nielsen@gess.ethz.ch with a summary of why they believe they have the relevant background knowledge as well as what topic they would be interested in to address with a research paper. | 1 credit | 1S | A. Stremitzer, J. Merane, A. Nielsen | |
| Abstract | A seminar to produce original research with a law and economics foundation on topics related to the intersection of law and technology. This seminar is specifically designed to help students in the sciences conduct interdisciplinary research and writing that can speak to the social science and legal communities about important topics emerging from science and technology. | ||||
| Objective | This seminar assists students in developing original research on topics related to law and technology. Students will: Learn how to identify important and cutting edge topics in law and technology Develop high quality interdisciplinary research Produce a final work product preparatory to publication or a product launch | ||||
| Content | The form and content of each student project will be discussed early in the semester, and the semester will be spent developing the student research topic with feedback from instructors and from peers. Topics will vary according to student interest, but example scholarly content will also be read and discussed, addressing the following topics Regulations for trustworthy AI A review of the feasibility of enforcing deepfake legislation Competition law and proprietary data sets Privacy-preserving navigational tools | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Course is open only to students who have completed the fall Law & Tech course or with special permission of the lecturer | ||||