Course detail

Liability in ICT Law

FEKT-MPC-ODPAcad. year: 2025/2026

The concept of legal liability and differences between liability in private, administrative and criminal law, criminal liability as ultima ratio, anomalies in the system of liability for personal data processing and cybersecurity incidents, detailed analysis of private law liability of ISPs and platform providers (incl. recent Czech and CJEU case-law), liability in cybersecurity law - liability of controllers, liability for incidents, prosecution and sanctioning by NCISA, liability in personal data protection, liability for computer crimes, liability of autonomous systems, concept of compliance, building compliance systems in middle and large enterprises, typical compliance tools.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D.

Department

Právnická fakulta (PF MU)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of the subject matter of courses Legal Theory, Introduction to ICT Law 1 and 2, Software Law, Cybercrime.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

he course is concluded by a test that will consist of five open questions and consequent colloquial discussion.

Aims

The purpose of this course is to extend and amend existing competences that students gained in undergraduate programme regarding liability for illegal acting on-line. The course also focuses on recent issues in liability mitigation and compliance.
Upon successfult completion of this course, students should be able to understand general and particular issues in practical application of selected liability instruments of private, administrative and criminal law onto ICT. Students should be able to resolve practical situations arising from liability and will be capable of using basic and intermediate tools to prevent and mitigate liability risks in ISP liability, personal data protection and cybersecurity.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Polčák, R. a kol. Právo informačních technologií. Praha: Wolters Kluwer (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPC-IBE Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

14 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D.