JUS5680 ¨C Internet Governance

Course content

This course will be held every spring starting from the spring of 2026. The course will run in the fall of 2024 and will not be offered in 2025.

Internet governance" may be loosely defined as the various sets of norms (legal and non-legal) that determine how the Internet and its related applications function. This course focuses especially on two perspectives:

First, we address the regulation of Internet platforms and other internet intermediaries. EU law exempts certain intermediaries from liability, subject to specific obligations.

Second, the course examines the transnational private regulation of the Internet, including the global governance of the Domain Name System (DNS). We elaborate on the processes that regulate the allocation of domain names and resolve related disputes.

The course addresses respective roles played in Internet governance by, on the one hand, contractual (and other private law) mechanisms and, on the other hand, various legislative instruments, especially those adopted by the EU.

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 ¨C Electronic Communications Law and Internet Governance (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with VALTELE ¨C Telecommunications Law (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with VALECLIG ¨C Electronic Communications Law and Internet Governance (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with JUTTELE ¨C Telecommunications Law (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with JUTECLIG ¨C Electronic Communications Law and Internet Governance (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with ICTLTELE ¨C Telecommunications Law (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with ICTLECLIG ¨C Electronic Communications Law and Internet Governance (discontinued).
• 5 credits overlap with JUR1640 ¨C Electronic Communications Law (BA) (discontinued).

Teaching

Lectures/seminars.

Students may submit a draft (1000 words) for the term paper in the beginning of the semester (voluntary).? You will find further information in Canvas.

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 term paper with a maximum of 4000 words.

Maximum length for the term paper is 4000 words. Front page, contents page (optional) and bibliography are not included. If footnotes are used in the text (at the bottom of each page), they are included in the 4000 word limit.?

Papers that exceed the 4000 word limit will be rejected, and not sent to grading.?

You must familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to exam support materials, and?the use of sources and citations. If you violate these rules, you may be suspected of cheating or attempted cheating.?You can read about what the university considers cheating, and the consequences of cheating here.

Previous exam papers

Examination support material

All available exam resources are allowed when answering this exam. Rules for source referencing are crucial for determining whether the use of resources is permitted.

Your exam paper must be an independent work. Exam candidates are not permitted to communicate with other persons about the exam question(s) or distribute draft answers or exam answers.

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
• 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.