law5cyc international cybercrime
INTERNATIONAL CYBERCRIME
LAW5CYC
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
How are criminals perpetrating cybercrime offences across borders (hacktivism, online child pornography, fraud/identity theft)? This course analyses the online underground economy; the Dark Net; and digital currencies and cybercrime (including the origin and function of Bitcoin; the legal and regulatory treatment of digital currencies; and review recent enforcement trends in the criminal arena/new developments in this rapidly evolving topic). How does the lack of boundaries in cyberspace make it more difficult to apprehend and investigate/prosecute suspects? How do nation-states regulate criminal activity of those persons and organizations located abroad? This course provides an overview of national models for regulation as well as the International Cybercrime Convention and also identifies and analyses the main regulatory bodies at the national and State/Territory levels in Australia. The course also covers international efforts to achieve greater harmonisation of cybercrime laws as well as law enforcement cooperation across international boundaries.
SchoolLa Trobe Law School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSara Smyth
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Enrolment in a PG degree offered by the School of Law or Master of Cyber Security (Law) (SMCYL) or permission of the Course Co-ordinator or delegate.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | International Cybercrime | Prescribed | Various | Various |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Demonstrate a high-level capacity to understand and critically evaluate key concepts relating to international cybercrime
- Activities:
- Lectures, concept presentations and tutorials emphasizing the meaning of legal terminology. Students are required to use new language in discussion and written settings. Essay assessment requiring identification and analysis of key concepts requiring reading and analysis of primary and secondary legal materials. Examination questions.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Explain and critique case-based and statutory principles relating to international cybercrime
- Activities:
- Frameworks for doctrines explained and illustrated in lectures, individual student reading of cases and texts provided in the Course Materials and in-class discussions to clarify and evaluate applications. Case readings, recorded strategic case presentations. Problem-solving assessment conducted in the examination.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Demonstrate a developed capacity to integrate case-based and statutory principles to arrive at a solution to a problem raised in a given fact situation
- Activities:
- Argument development and evaluation modelled through case-study examples in lectures and concept presentations. Individual student reading of cases and textbooks and in- class discussions to clarify and evaluate applications. Examination.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Compose a written legal opinion as it applies to a problem in Cyber Terrorism and International Warfare.
- Activities:
- Modelled through analysis of written cases, discussion in class and student responses in the examination.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
05. Write effectively using the principles of plain legal English
- Activities:
- Tutorial discussion and concept presentations emphasising the necessity for clarity; modelling of written case studies, assessment tasks requiring written communication to a range of audiences. Assessed in the annotated bibliography exercise and the examination.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
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