Bachelor
2026/2027
Introduction to law
ID 1144358
Type:
Compulsory course (Data Science and Business Analytics)
Delivered by:
Big Data and Information Retrieval School
Where:
Faculty of Computer Science
When:
3 year, 3 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Valeria Bozhenova
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course introduces students to the basics of law theory, which enables comprehensive understanding of the role of law as a social regulator in the era of digital transformation. It also explores the relationship between law and technology with a strong focus on the law of the Russian Federation, European Union and the United States.
Learning Objectives
- Students will learn fundamentals of the theory of law, general legal challenges of IT sphere, privacy as legal concept, main legal acts regulating data protection, IP issues in the digital era, legal status of AI
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Students know basic principles of law theory, tendencies of law development in the digital era, tendencies of IP law regulation
- Students know basic principles of law theory, tendencies of law development in the digital era, tendencies of IP law regulation
Course Contents
- The Essence of Law
- Lawmaking and Law Enforcement
- Law and the Internet
- Personal Data
- Introduction to Intellectual Property Law
- Copyright
- Law and Artificial Intelligence
- Ethics in the IT Context
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Artificial intelligence and international arbitration law : revolution or evolution, Lągiewska, M., 2025
- Contemporary intellectual property : law and policy, , 2023
- Law and legal system of the Russian Federation, Maggs, P. B., 2020
- The international practice of law : liber amicorum for Thomas Bar and Robert Karrer, , 1997
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- A guide to global private international law, , 2022
- Comparative concepts of criminal law, , 2019
- Preclassical conflict of laws, Hatzimihail, N. E., 2023
- Russian arbitration law and practice, Oda, H., 2020