LAWG 536 - LAW - Fall 2026

Course Title: Specialized Topics in Law 17 - Internet Law

Course Credits: 3

1 Instructor

Term: Fall 2026

Course Schedule: Monday 14:35-17:25 (Student Affairs Office will contact you if there is a change to the date/time)

Location: Chancellor Day Hall

Course Description: Internet legal issues are some of the most important and complex problems facing lawyers and scholars alike in the 21st century. The course will consist of a broad introduction to a number of legal issues facing the internet. These include privacy, defamation, jurisdiction, cybersecurity, intellectual property online, cybercrime, and more. We will pay close attention to comparing the legal regimes of Canada, the United States and Europe, and how the regimes interact in the internet’s world without borders. Throughout the course we will take a practical approach to many of these questions, learning how the courts and the attorneys who practice in this area deal with these issues on a day to day basis.

TQR: At a minimum, a first degree in law. Several years of significant practice or professional experience, in the relevant area; Experience in teaching undergraduate law students in a bilingual setting

The University may, at its discretion, assign the person of choice to give this Course/Teaching.

This posting will be taken down at 12:00 a.m. on the day indicated below as the deadline to apply. You have until 11:59 p.m. the day before the indicated deadline date to submit your application.