LL.M. in Law and Technology
AVAILABLE IN FRENCH OR ENGLISH
Degree Requirements
- Two compulsory courses (3 credits each):
- Technoprudence: Legal Theory in the Information Age (the legal theory course for this concentration
- Technopolicy: The Interplay Between Technologies and Existing Legal Rules
- Two elective 3 credit courses from the following list. Students need not specialize within a stream.
First Stream / New Media
DCL 7302 Regulation of Internet Communication
DCL 7305 Studies in Internet Law
DCL 7317 Communications Law
DCL 7502 Réglementation des cybercommunications
DCL 7505 Études en droit d'Internet
DCL 7506 Droit de la communication dans le cyberespace
DCL 7507 Droit international d'Internet : l'intégration des différents systèmes juridiques
Second Stream / Electronic Commerce
DCL 7301 Regulation of Internet Commerce
DCL 7303 Electronic Commerce Practice Workshop
DCL 7312 Competition Law
DCL 7501 Réglementation du cybercommerce
DCL 7503 Pratique du commerce électronique
DCL 7509 Études approfondies en droit de la concurrence
Third Stream / Intellectual Property
DCL 6730 Aspects internationaux de la propriété intellectuelle
DCL 7311 Studies in Intellectual and Industrial Property
DCL 7315 Patent Law
DCL 7316 Studies in Business Law: Copyright Law
DCL 7508 Problèmes choisis de propriété intellectuelle et industrielle
DCL 7511 Études en propriété intellectuelle et industrielle
Students may seek authorization to take an additional elective. They may also elect to supplement their legal research skills by enrolling in Legal Research Methodology/Méthodologie de la recherche juridique (DCL 5301/DCL 5501). DCL 5301/5501 does not count towards the fulfilment of the requirement to complete two elective courses. - Technology Law Internship (3 credits)
DCL 7304, a work study internship in technology law, provides students with the opportunity to spend one day per week for one session working with the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), or in a technology-focused government department or a technology corporation’s in-house legal department. Students will be required to maintain a log of their experiences and submit it to the Internship Faculty Supervisor along with any major research projects completed during the internship. On the basis of these documents, a Pass/Fail grade will be assigned by the Internship Faculty Supervisor. Prerequisite: At least one Intellectual Property or Internet Law course.
Research Paper
Students must write a research paper of no less that 30 pages on a topic related to their area of concentration. The paper must be of publishable quality.
The research paper is prepared under the supervision of a Faculty member or other suitable person who is appointed by the Co-Director of Graduate Studies in Law. The paper must reflect extensive research on a topic; it must advance a thesis, propose a solution to a problem, or present a critical analysis of an area of law. The paper is evaluated on a Pass/Fail basis by the supervisor and one other person appointed by the Co-Director of Graduate Studies in Law.
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Technology Law Project
Students may, with the permission of the Director of Graduate Studies in Law, replace the research paper with a technology-based project, completed under the supervision of a faculty member. Technology-based projects will integrate legal content, usually within a piece of software, machine code or a web-based application.. Such projects must incorporate a substantive legal dimension in order to satisfy the research requirement. A project that does not have a built-in substantive legal dimension must be accompanied by a written report outlining the legal significance of the project. Technology law projects will be evaluated on a Pass/Fail basis by the supervisor and one other person appointed by the Co-Director of Graduate Studies in Law.
Residence
The residence requirement for students admitted full-time to the master’s is three sessions.
Time Limit
Full-time: 4 sessions.
Part-time: 8 sessions.
Status
Full-time or Part-time.