Module LAW3190 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3190: Artificial Intelligence and the Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content and order of syllabus coverage may vary, it is envisaged that it will include the following topics:
- What is Artificial Intelligence, and why is it important in society?
- The Law and Autonomous Vehicles
- The Law and Drones
- The Law and Autonomous Ships
- Artificial Intelligence and the Legal System
- Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Law
- Artificial Intelligence and Legal Personhood
- Artificial Intelligence in the financial system
- Artificial Intelligence and Contracts
- AI and Human Rights
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 28.5 | 121.5 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 24 | 12 x 2 hour lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | 4.5 | 3 x 1.5 hour workshops |
| Guided Independent Study | 60 | Post-lecture/seminar reading |
| Guided Independent Study | 19.5 | Workshop preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 42 | Assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
BAILIII
Europa
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
House of Lords, Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, ‘AI in the UK: Willing, Able and Ready’ (HL Paper 100, April 2018)
Matthew Channon, Kyriaki Noussia and Lucy McCormick, ‘Law and Autonomous Vehicles’ (Informa 2019)
The Law Commission project on the electronic signature of documents: available at https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/electronic-execution-of-documents/
The Law Commission project on smart contracts: available at https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/smart-contracts/
