Internet Law and Regulation (M3111)

15 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll explore the legal issues raised by the Internet.

You’ll examine:

• different ideas about the application of law to the Internet
• the history of communications legislation in the UK and essential case law
• the role of network users as consumers and citizens, including economic and human rights considerations.

You’ll then discuss the case law and legislation of the European Union and the Council of Europe in comparison to US legislation and case law. You’ll evaluate the relevant domestic, European and international laws to understand the major regulations for the Internet.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 21 hours of contact time and about 129 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses:

• Law (Graduate Entry) LLB
• Law LLB
• Law with American Studies (with a study abroad year) LLB
• Law with Business and Management LLB
• Law with Criminology LLB
• Law with International Relations LLB
• Law with Politics LLB
• Law with a Language LLB