JUR1640 – Electronic Communications Law (BA)
Course description
Course content
Information about the autumn semester 2011 and the following semesters; please see the new course description for JUR1641 – Electronic Communications Law (BA) (discontinued).
The course examines how the European Union (EU) regulates one of its most dynamic, innovative industries: the electronic communications sector. The course concentrates on the efforts of the EU to deregulate and re-regulate electronic communications networks and services in order to achieve Union-wide competition in the sector. Account is also taken of the global context for this area of regulation. Accordingly, account is taken of the regulatory roles played by non-EU actors in the field, particularly the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and World Trade Organization (WTO). The main legal instruments examined in the course are Directives 2002/21/EC, 2002/19/EC, 2002/20/EC, and 2002/22/EC (all as amended), Regulation (EC) 1211/2009, along with relevant Commission recommendations and guidelines.
A salient set of issues taken up in the course concern the interaction and respective roles of, on the one hand, rules on Significant Market Power and, on the other hand, rules of general EU competition law.
The themes taken up in the course can be summed up with the following key words: liberalization; harmonisation; competition; access; interconnection; market analysis; significant market power; universal service; authorization; broadcasting.
Learning outcome
The primary objective of the course is to impart a solid understanding of the central EU rules governing electronic communications and the provision of services based on such communications.
A secondary objective is to impart understanding of the main ways in which general EU competition law interacts with the rules dealing specifically with electronic communications, along with the principal similarities and differences between the two sets of rules.
A further aim of the course is not just to elucidate the relevant legal rules as they currently stand but also to encourage critical appraisal of them. This involves analysing and challenging the assumptions upon which the rules are based, and discussion of alternative regulatory possibilities.
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes or individual courses at UiO must each semester register
which courses and exams they wish to sign up for by registering a study plan in StudentWeb.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information
about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
Nordic applicants that are accepted to study programmes or individual courses at UiO can be admitted to this course.
Prerequisites
Recommended previous knowledge
Please note that lectures and curriculum for this course is aimed at students at master degree level.
However, the achievement requirements are adjusted for students who take the subject at bachelor degree level.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with JUR5640 – Electronic Communications Law and Internet Governance (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with VALTELE – Telecommunications Law (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with VALECLIG – Electronic Communications Law and Internet Governance (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with JUTTELE – Telecommunications Law (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with JUTECLIG – Electronic Communications Law and Internet Governance (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with ICTLTELE – Telecommunications Law (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with ICTLECLIG – Electronic Communications Law and Internet Governance (discontinued)
- 5 credits overlap with JUS5680 – Internet Governance
- 5 credits overlap with JUR1641 – Electronic Communications Law (BA) (discontinued)
- 5 credits overlap with JUS5641 – Electronic Communications Law (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with JUS5640 – Electronic Communications Law (discontinued)
Teaching
Lectures/seminars.
Language of teaching for this course is English. All communication during lectures/seminars will be in English, and all literature and auxiliary materials are in English.
Examination
4 hour written examination.
Examination support material
Regulations for support materials permitted at examination for courses taught in English . Please read all three chapters.
Language of examination
The language of examination for this course is English: the examination question will be given in English, and students may answer in English only.
Grading scale
Starting from the springsemester 2012, course grades are awarded using alphabetic grades, from A to E for passes and F for fail.
Up to, and including, the autumnsemester 2011, students are awarded either a passing or failing grade.
Explanations and appeals
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.
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take this exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
There are special rules for resitting a passed examination in the master's programme in Law.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Please se Detailed regulations for the Faculty of Law, Chapter 3 regarding application, responsibilities and special measures.
Evaluation
The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.
Other
The language for this course is English. Students enrolled in Masterprogrammet i rettsvitenskap must pass one English subject as part of their degree, this course will meet these obligations.
This subject is taught at Bachelor's level. The subject is also taught at Master's level (10 ECTS credits), see JUS5640 – Electronic Communications Law (discontinued)
Please see the chapter above, regarding overlap. For instances of overlap, credits will be deducted on the subject at Bachelors's level.