LAW-553 : CD: Technology and Law

This seminar course is designed to provide an overview of some of the most salient issues in technology law and policy, which is emerging as a critical practice area. The course will discuss how powerful technology tools have become formidable weapons with a view to developing a framework to address some of the thorniest issues attendant to the explosion of technology in the 21st Century, including privacy, cybercrime, the conundrums of Artificial Intelligence, and the impact of social media on democracy. As the field of technology becomes a larger part of legal practice and social policy, it is critical that aspiring social engineers be part of the policy development process to ensure that the rights and interests of historically disenfranchised groups are adequately represented, not leaving the development of laws and policies to others who are not committed to a fair and just society that promotes access and engagement for all.