Course code

AKJ7190.YK

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Transnatsionaalne kriminaalõigus digitaalkeskkonnas

Course title in English

Transnational Criminal Law in the Digital Environment

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Samuli Miettinen (language of instruction:English)

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

- to understand the variety of institutional arrangements and fundamental goals of criminal law in the transnational environment;
- to develop the knowledge of the student of transnational legal rules relevant to criminal law in the digital environment.

Brief description of the course

This course will examine the fundamental principles of transnational criminal law, with special focus on the digital environment. It is designed to accommodate students both with and without prior knowledge EU law and criminal law. Students will gain an understanding of how the EU legal systems transposes international laws and how national and EU systems ensure EU rules are applied in context.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- is aware of key transnational legal instruments and institutions relevant to criminal law in the digital environment;
- is able to apply specific legal rules to a hypothetical case;
- has an understanding of the historical development transnational criminal law and understand that different jurisdictions may arrive at different solutions to similar cases;
- has an understanding of the key types of jurisdiction rules applicable to criminal law in the transnational environment.

Teacher

Samuli Miettinen

Study programmes containing that course

Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/24.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/23.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/22.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/21.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/20.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/19.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/18.YK)