Financial Law and Regulation in the Age of FinTech
Course code : LAWS8174 This course will be offered in Semester 2 , 2018 .
The FinTech revolution is dramatically shaping financial markets and financial regulation . Innovative technologies include robotics , cryptography , blockchain , artificial intelligence , and smart contracts . These technologies are being applied to provide more affordable , accessible and inclusive financial services . These technologies will also deliver more effective financial regulatory solutions . However , the FinTech revolution also poses new challenges to policymakers , regulators and legal practitioners because it brings increased risks particularly in the areas of consumer protection and data privacy . Laws underpinning financial regulation will need to be adjusted to remain responsive and relevant . This course will provide students with a basic understanding of the FinTech revolution and the implications for financial law and regulation ( including RegTech ).
State Crime , the Law and Civil Society
Course code : LAWS8193 Taught by Mike Grewcock
Research into State Crime has developed extensively over the past 25 years and draws on a range of disciplines including Criminology , International Criminal Law , International Human Rights Law , Political Science and International Relations . This course reflects this inter-disciplinary approach and introduces students to a range of perspectives on state organised human rights abuses . The topics covered couldn ’ t be more timely , and include : theoretical approaches to state crime ; genocide ; colonial genocide ; war crimes ; torture ; refugees ; whistle-blowers ; and civil society resistance . One of the main questions posed by this course is : How and why do serious human rights abuses occur ? Answers to this question are framed by looking at the roles of governments , perpetrators , victims and bystanders . The roles of the Law , post-conflict Tribunals and Civil Society organisations in identifying , responding and preventing State Crime are also considered .
Globalisation and Intellectual Property Law
Course code : LAWS8050 Taught by Professor Doris Estelle Long
What role do intellectual property laws play in globalisation ? How are globalisation and its governance structures changing intellectual property laws worldwide ? This highly topical course examines the political debates , alliances , compromises and ideologies that shape global intellectual property law-making , and is taught by a leading academic from John Marshall Law School , Chicago , who holds experience in negotiating trade agreements for the US government .
Censorship , Contempt and the Media
Course code : LAWS8141 Taught by Katherine Giles
How do censorship and contempt laws affect the freedom of the media to publish freely ? What challenges are new technologies presenting in this field ? This course examines free speech and censorship in Australian law , as well as laws relating to racial vilification , blasphemy , sedition , publication of obscene material and contempt of court .
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