HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES (LW5039)

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This course joins two seemingly disparate disciplines – law and science – in an attempt to understand more fully the dense, multidimensional nature of the digital revolution and how we are going to live with it. Human Rights and Digital Technology is designed as an interdisciplinary primer, a guide to examining the critical issues that shape our use of digital technology.

Code: 
LW5039
Name: 
HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Discipline: 
LW (Law)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Graduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
College Level=Graduate OR College Level=Graduate - Continuing OR College Level=New Student - Grad
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will demonstrate a clear understanding of the significance and limitations of international human rights law with respect to technology.
  2. Students will demonstrate familiarity with the contours of the computer science and digital technology revolutions.
  3. Students will demonstrate familiarity with key components of the functionality of information technology.
  4. Students will demonstrate reflective, well-structured thinking in linking international human rights law and technology.

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Spring 2025 LW5039 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

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