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Liability in ICT Law
FEKT-MPC-ODPAcad. year: 2025/2026
The concept of legal liability and differences between liability in private, administrative and criminal law, criminal liability as ultima ratio, anomalies in the system of liability for personal data processing and cybersecurity incidents, detailed analysis of private law liability of ISPs and platform providers (incl. recent Czech and CJEU case-law), liability in cybersecurity law - liability of controllers, liability for incidents, prosecution and sanctioning by NCISA, liability in personal data protection, liability for computer crimes, liability of autonomous systems, concept of compliance, building compliance systems in middle and large enterprises, typical compliance tools.
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Upon successfult completion of this course, students should be able to understand general and particular issues in practical application of selected liability instruments of private, administrative and criminal law onto ICT. Students should be able to resolve practical situations arising from liability and will be capable of using basic and intermediate tools to prevent and mitigate liability risks in ISP liability, personal data protection and cybersecurity.
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- Programme MPC-IBE Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory