Aileen Nielsen: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2022 |
| Name | Ms Aileen Nielsen |
| Address | Professur für Recht und Ökonomie ETH Zürich, IFW E 49 Haldeneggsteig 4 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| aileen.nielsen@gess.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Humanities, Social and Political Sciences |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851-0732-06L | Law & Tech   Any students enrolling in the course must complete a short writing assignment (https://polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/o7dttHXV5jAl9CE) within two weeks of registering. Please contact the instructors via email (lawtech@gess.ethz.ch) for information about the assignment and for access to the course Slack workspace. | 3 credits | 2S | A. Stremitzer, J. Merane, A. Nielsen | |
| Abstract | This course introduces students to scientific and technological developments that require regulation or enable legal innovation. We focus particularly on the challenges to current law posed by prominent near-future technologies. | ||||
| Learning objective | The course is intended for a wide range of engineering students as well as for law students interested in acquiring a better understanding of state-of-the-art technology. The course will combine both an overview of major areas of law that are relevant for the regulation of technology and guest lectures on new technological developments. The course is open to ETH students through the Science in Perspective program of the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences. | ||||
| Content | The planned course outline is below 1. Overview of law and technology 2. Digital Platforms 3. AI Fairness 4. Consumer Bots and Consumer Protection 5. Drones 6. Integrated Case Studies on Topical Issues (e.g. social media platforms, drones, direct-to-consumer genetic testing) 7. Law and Tech scholarship series | ||||