Digital Technology and Data Economy for Lawyers (in English)

Language: English.

 

The aim of the specialised training (in English) is to provide legal practitioners with additional knowledge about digital technology and data economy law.

Artificial intelligence, autonomous cars, sharing economy, social media, blockchain, big data... are only a few technologies whose legal and regulatory aspects can be learnt through a specialised graduate program for the English-language digital technology and data economy legal specialists (LL.M). This unique, two-semester training responds to the most recent legal and regulatory challenges in the digital economy. The training will guide participants on the most up-to-date legal and regulatory issues in the digital economy, providing a systematic overview of the most important legal aspects of the digital economy, with a view to presenting the most important legal issues specific to the digital economy in a structured way. Graduates will be given the tools to address the legislative challenges of technologies and to respond to legal questions of state-of-the-art technologies.

- degree in law,

- high-level proficiency in English.

The part-time programme is intended for individuals already holding a law degree. The duration of the correspondent training is 2 semesters. Students will prepare their theses and take the final exam in the second semester of the training.

Each semester consists of a term-time, during which students attend to the lessons, and an examination period, during which students take their exams. The lectures take place on the same weekday each week, usually 2-3 times per month. A typical day consists of 6 lectures (6 × 45 min.) organized into 3 × 1.5 hours. Each course includes an exam during the examination period which can be either oral or written and provides the mark for that course (marks 1–5, where 1 means ”fails” and 5 means “excellent”).

The training is based on the common EU higher education framework and is credit-based, meaning that the LL.M. outcome is recognized worldwide.

Fee: HUF 310,000 / semester.

The training is scheduled to start in February and September 2025.

Leading lecturer assigned with the course: Dr. Kovács György.

 

Students successsfully completing the postgraduate course (subject to passing the final exam and  defending their thesis successfully) will be entitled to  obtain a certificate of specialist qualification and hold the title of:

The diploma is recognized as an LL.M level certificate.

1st Semester:
Fundamentals of Information Security Regulation in Digital Technology 
Data Protection Part I. – General Part 
Fundamental Rights Implications of Digital Technology Regulation
Ethical Aspects of Digital Technology Regulation
Electronic Communications Law
E-commerce Law
Law and Digital Technology
Platform Law – Regulation of Internet Platforms I.
AI Legislation
Media Law

2nd Semester:
Artificial Intelligence Liability Rules
Data Protection Part II.  – Specific Part
European Data Law
Platform Law – Regulation of Internet Platforms II.
Digital Technology and Competition Law
Digital Technology and Intellectual Property Law
Legal Technology and Labour Law 
Cybersecurity and Cybercrimes
Thesis Consultation

 

The programme is offered by the Deák Ferenc Postgraduate School at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Pázmány Péter Catholic University and takes place in central Budapest. 

APPLY HERE!

(deadline: 10 January 2025)