LC4S081 - Artificial Intelligence and the Law 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: LC4S081
Module Title: Artificial Intelligence and the Law
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Law
Faculty Sub Group: Law
Module Leader: Lewis Bishop, Iain Hammett
Module Team: Hannah Menard
First Intended Intake: SEP 2022 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100485 - law
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 3
Valid From 01 Sep 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

To enable students to develop:

• A critical understanding of the legal challenges relating to Artificial Intelligence and its role in society
• A detailed knowledge of the applicable case law, statutes and regulations, in a national and international perspective
• A critical analysis of intranational AI governance and global perspectives on the development of a legal framework on Artificial Intelligence

Content Summary

• Law in the age of Artificial Intelligence
• Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice
• Artificial Intelligence in the Legal Sector
• Artificial Intelligence and the Law of Autonomous Transportation
o The Law and Autonomous Vehicles
o The Law and Drones
o The Law and Autonomous Ships
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Armed Conflicts
• Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services
• Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health
• Artificial Intelligence and Competition Law
• Artificial Intelligence and Smart Contracts
• Artificial intelligence and Human Rights Challenges
• Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Law

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 20
Seminar 20
Independent Study 88
Directed Study 72
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Evidence an understanding of the legal challenges relating to Artificial Intelligence and its role in society through a critical analysis and application of the theories, case law, statutes and regulations related to the different aspects of Artificial Intelligence, from a national and/or international perspective.
LO2 Generate law reforms and creative solutions to real-world emergent themes relating to Artificial Intelligence.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 A prepared oral presentation by a candidate before assessor(s) and possibly peers, where knowledge, technical content, ability to answer questions and presentational skills are assessed. 15 N/A 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 Critical analysis of an aspect of Artificial Intelligence law 0 2000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Presentation (Asynchronous) 1
Essay 1

Reading List

Main Texts
Harvey and Lavy, The Law of Artificial Intelligence, Sweet and Maxwell.
Abbott, The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law, Cambridge University Press.
Buyers, Artificial Intelligence - The Practical Legal Issues, Law Brief Publishing.

Recommended Additional/Supplementary Reading
Lin, Abney, Bekey, Robot Ethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics. MIT Press.
Lin, Jenkins & Abney, Robot Ethics 2.0: From Autonomous Cars to Artificial Intelligence, Oxford University Press.
Calo, Froomkin, and Kerr(eds.), Robot Law, Elgar.
New Laws of Robotics: Defending Human Expertise in the Age of AI, Harvard University Press.
Chinen, Law and Autonomous Machines: the Co-evaluation of Legal Responsibility and Technology, Elgar.
Zekos, Economics and Law of Artificial Intelligence, Springer.
Bainbridge, Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law, Bloomsbury Professional.
Murray, Information Technology Law, Oxford University Press.
Lloyd, Information Technology Law, Oxford University Press.

Journals
• Artificial Intelligence and Law
• Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
• European Journal of Law and Technology
• International Journal of Law and Information Technology
• Computer Law and Security Review
• Journal of Law, Innovation and Technology
• Harvard Journal of Law and Technology
• Stanford Technology Law Review
• European Intellectual Property Review
• International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law