LEGAL INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION LAW

The Course in Legal Informatics and Technology Innovation Law is part of a broader educational pathway designed to develop in students the ability to deeply understand the structural relationship between law and digital technologies, as well as the impact of technological innovation on methods of legal research, on traditional conceptual categories, and on the professional activities of the contemporary jurist. Its primary objective is to cultivate a combined technical and legal sensibility, enabling students to analyze digital phenomena in both their logicalcomputational components and their regulatory implications, with particular attention to issues relating to electronic documentation, artificial intelligence, and information security. In the current economic and institutional context—strongly shaped by processes of digitalization and by European public policies on digital transformation—it is essential to train jurists capable of using technological tools consciously and of critically interpreting emerging regulatory frameworks. The course therefore aims to provide an organic introduction to digital technologies, to traditional and AI‑based legal databases, as well as to the main institutions of information technology law, in order to provide students with skills that can be applied immediately both in academic study and in professional practice. A specific objective of the course is the acquisition of an effective methodology for legal documentary research through public and private legal information systems, as well as through advanced generative and predictive research tools. Students will therefore be guided to understand how these technologies operate, to critically question their use, and to evaluate their implications for the construction, interpretation, and application of the law.

Knowledge and understanding: – understand the fundamental concepts of legal informatics, technology law, and the electronic document; – be familiar with tools and techniques for digital legal research, including AI‑based solutions; – acquire essential technical notions on networks, cybersecurity, cryptography, and electronic signatures. Skills: – critically use traditional legal databases and advanced research systems; – analyze practical cases concerning digital documents, cybersecurity, and liability in technological contexts; – assess the legal implications of emerging technologies, with the ability to navigate national and European regulatory frameworks. Communication skills: – present legal and techno‑legal content clearly, rigorously, and with well‑structured argumentation; – use the vocabulary of legal informatics and new technologies appropriately. Learning ability: – develop the competences necessary to independently study legal phenomena linked to technological innovation; – integrate new knowledge in a constantly evolving environment.

I. Legal Informatics II. Legal Documentary Research III. Introduction to the Applications of Legal Science in the World of Information Technology and Vice Versa IV. The Electronic Document

The teaching material consists of the content of the lectures delivered by the instructor, together with related handouts and other materials shared on Luiss Learn. Reference text: forthcoming.

Acquisition: lectures, podcasts, and online quizzes. Practice: case studies and simulations. Investigation: analyzing ideas and information across a range of materials and resources, using legal databases to collect, analyze, and compare texts. Collaboration: small‑group work, discussing others’ results and developing shared outputs. Discussion: seminars, group discussions in class, online forums, and synchronous and asynchronous discussions. Production: essays, reports, presentations, and blogs.

The final grade, expressed out of 30, will be determined on the basis of the following components and their respective percentage weights: – 20% attendance – 10% active participation in class – 50% assessment of intermediate tests – 20% final exam (written and oral)