The aim of the course is to introduce students to the influence of 21st century’s modernisation on criminal law. It analyses topics such as the new possible definitions of criminal offence and sanctions, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, digital or Internet-based crime.
1. Digitalisation and the criminal law. Problems, definitions and research issues
2. Digitalisation and the possible changes of the definition of the criminal offence
3. Digitalisation and the imposition of criminal sanctions. Algorithms and sanctioning
4. Artificial intelligence and the criminal law
5. Self-driving cars and criminal liability
6. Electronic scooters, segways and the regulation of traffic offences
7. New digital tools: cryptocurrencies, block-chain, smart contracts, credit cards, drones and the criminal law. New forms of theft and fraud.
8. Cyber-stalking (harrasment). Money laundering and financing terrorism. Ethical hacking.
9. Criminal offences committed via the Internet (hate crime, fake news, fear-mongering, blasphemy)
10. New types of sexual offences (child pornography, deep fake, revenge porn, upskirting, cyberflashing)
11. COVID19-pandemic and substantive criminal law
12. Animal cruelty in the light of digitalisation
At the end of the course, the learner will be able to:
– recognize the challenges of criminal law in the 21st century due to technological innovations
– understand the legal relevance of the operation of AI-based programmes
– understand the relevance of the European Union and Council of Europe instruments related to AI
– to understand the significance of new types of crime such as money laundering, terrorist financing, cryptocurrency abuse, crimes committed via the Internet through the misuse of photographs or video recordings.
Assesment will be a presentation (15-20 minutes) according to the topics of the course or an online oral exam.
Also the presence on the course is requiered online.
Compulsory:
István Ambrus: Substantive Criminal Law and Artificial Intelligence. In: Gryszczyńska, Agnieszka (ed.) Legal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence. Wydawnictwo Instytutu Wymiaru Sprawiedliwości, Warszawa 2024.
Thomas C. King et al.: Artifical Intelligence Crime: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Foreseeable Threats and Solutions. Science and Engineering Ethics, 2020.
Other (compulsory or recommended) materials will be added to students each week.
The course is interactive, so during the lecture, students are given a series of exercises and questions to discuss with the instructor. Group work is also possible.
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