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CODE 114550
ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR IUS/01
LANGUAGE English
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 2° Semester

OVERVIEW

The course is focused on the legal profiles of new technologies, expecially on the legal implications of the use of artificial intelligence by professionals, companies and public. Technological innovation has opened up scenarios on civil liability and product liability, on the protection of confidentiality, on information security, making it necessary to be aware of the European regulations.  The topic includes the study of private law, in the light of recent EU regulatory framework, and provides the skills to build AI systems compliant with the rules.  

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course deals with the legal implications of new technologies, with particular reference to artificial intelligence, robotics, and bioengineering. The milestones of technological evolution raise the problem of identifying the legal discipline applicable to new phenomena, prompting the need to reassess existing law to govern innovation while respecting the fundamental principles underlying the legal system without hindering the advancement of a new economic sector. The course aims to provide basic legal knowledge on the subject necessary to address the challenges posed by new technologies (artificial intelligence and robotics) in terms of protecting people's rights, both preventively (compliance) and remedially (liability and compensation), taking into account national and supranational regulations, jurisprudence, and the latest doctrinal contribution

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD