JUS5680 – Transnational Platform Governance
Course description
Course content
"Platform governance" can be understood as the range of legal and non-legal norms that shape both how Internet platforms govern their users and how the platforms themselves are governed. While the course has a strong European focus, it also takes a transnational perspective, recognizing that platform governance routinely crosses national borders and involves global actors as well as private regulatory arrangements with worldwide reach. Particular attention is paid to the interplay between European law and global regulatory regimes.?
The course is divided into two main parts:?
First, it examines governance by platforms, including the use of content management practices, terms of service, and platform-initiated oversight mechanisms. Attention is also given to transnational private regulation of the Internet, such as the global governance of the Domain Name System (DNS).?
Second, it explores the regulation of platforms and other Internet intermediaries. Particular emphasis is placed on the European Union’s approach, where liability exemptions for intermediaries are coupled with specific obligations. The respective roles of contractual and other private-law mechanisms, on the one hand, and legislative instruments, on the other, are analyzed, with a special focus on the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA).?
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For students enrolled in Rettsvitenskap (jus) (master): Have you considered a specialization as part of your degree? The course is part of the profiles Jus og teknologi and Marked, Innovasjon og konkurranse.
Learning outcome
See learning outcome for JUS5680
Admission to the course
You may register for this course if you have admission to a Master’s programme at UiO or the faculty's exchange programme and meet the formal prerequisites.?
Have you met the formal prerequisites at another institution than the University of Oslo, and the results are not formally registered at UiO, you must apply for admission to courses at Master’s level (information in Norwegian only). Students with admission to Master’s degree programmes at other faculties than The Faculty of Law must also apply for admission.?
All students are required to meet the formal prerequisites.?
When your admission is in order you must register for courses in StudentWeb.?
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Students must fill one of these requirements:
- Passed 1st - 3rd year of the 5-years degree Master of Laws (Master i rettsvitenskap at UiO) (or exams that qualify for exemption for these) or
- Hold a 5-years Master’s degree in Laws (Master i rettsvitenskap at UiO) or equivalent.
Exemptions from the formal prerequisites will be given to students with admission to the faculty`s own exchange or master’s degree programmes. This rule does not apply to students with admission to other master’s degree programmes at the University of Oslo, unless otherwise agreed.
Overlapping courses
- 5 credits overlap with JUR5640 – Electronic Communications Law and Internet Governance (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with VALTELE – Telecommunications Law (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with VALECLIG – Electronic Communications Law and Internet Governance (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with JUTTELE – Telecommunications Law (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with JUTECLIG – Electronic Communications Law and Internet Governance (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with ICTLTELE – Telecommunications Law (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with ICTLECLIG – Electronic Communications Law and Internet Governance (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with JUR1640 – Electronic Communications Law (BA) (discontinued).
Teaching
Lectures/seminars.
Language of teaching for this course is English. This means that all communication during lectures/seminars will be in English, and all literature and materials are in English.
Examination
Students are graded on the basis of a 4-hour written open book digital school examination.
The candidates will take the exam on a PC and the submission is digital in Inspera.?Read about School exams in Inspera
You must familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to exam support materials, and?the use of sources and citations.
Examination support material
This is an open book digital school examination. You are permitted to use any materials written on paper during the examination. This includes books, lecture materials and your own notes, whether handwritten or printed. There are no restrictions on marking up or highlighting these written materials. Printouts/notes from Lovdata are allowed.
No electronic support materials are allowed. Lovdata Pro will be closed for all students during the 4 hour school exam.
Rules for citation are crucial for determining whether the use of exam resources is legal.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
This guide is used by examiners for grading this course.
Resit an examination
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Resitting an examination.
- There are special rules for resitting a passed examination in the master`s programme in Law.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- How to use AI as a student
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.