An overview of European Internet Law through an examination of how the European Union (EU) and EU countries have addressed the regulation of the main legal domains of cyberspace. After an introduction to the notion of the Internet and Internet law, the course will cover three main areas: first, the legal basis of the so-called deregulation of information and communication technologies in Europe within the broader context of telecom policies; second, public law issues, focusing on the following aspects: civil rights in cyberspace, jurisdictional problems arising from cybercrime, and electronic management by government departments and agencies; third, e-business law, with particular attention to the law of intellectual property in cyberspace, e-commerce, the impact of the Internet on labor relations law, and cyberspace taxation.
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