LAW447.001 Topics in Commercial Law: e-commerce Law
SYLLABUSLAW 447C.001TOPICS IN COMMERCIAL LAW: E-COMMERCE LAW2022-23SPRING TERMTUESDAY 4:00 TO 5:30PMTHURSDAY 4:00 TO 5:30PMROOM 121UPDATED JANUARY 1, 2023
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land it is situated on has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam people, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title Course Code Number Credit ValueTopics in Law: E-commerce law LAW447C.001 3PREREQUISITESNone. Students will be better prepared to discuss the uniqueness of cyberspace and apply their knowledge to specific issues in e-commerce. For students who want to learn various freedom of expression issues in cyberspace, please take LAW425D.001 Cyberspace Law: Freedom of Expression in the Cyberspace.COREQUISITESNone.
CONTACTS
Course Instructor(s) Contact Details Office Location Office Hours Professor of LawUniversity of British Columbia, Peter A. Allard School of Law1822 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1Phone 604-822-5592 e-mail matsui@allard.ubc.caLaw 354 I will be in my office on Tuesday and on Thursday almost all weeks. You can drop by any time, or you can ask for an appointment.
COURSE STRUCTURECourse: Tuesday 4:00-5:30 PM & Thursday 4:00 to 5:30 PMRoom 121
This is a course designed for students to learn about various legal issues arising from the development of e-commerce. The course will start by examining the general characteristics of e-commerce and the framework of e-commerce law with background knowledge of computer technology and information networks (pre-reading). Here we will pay special attention to the rise of social networks and their impact on e-commerce. The course will then examine various legal issues surrounding the starting up of e-commerce: registration of a company, opening a website and/or offering products or services on the platforms, such as online shopping malls, including legal issues on domain names, management of websites and restrictions on offered products or services. Then, the course will turn its attention to contractual issues, including the application of contract law to e-commerce and the validity of e-signatures as well as legal issues surrounding payment. This part also examines the consumer protection measures for on-line customers. The next part will examine the legal issues of on-line advertisement, including un-solicited e-mails and regulation of on-line advertisements. The course will then examine the legal liability for breach of contract and torts. This part also explores the dispute-resolution mechanism. The course will move on to examine privacy and personal information protection issues. This part will start with the examination of the personal information protection legal scheme and then discuss some of the legal issues on protection of personal information for e-commerce, necessity of encryption, collection and use of big data and the legal system to secure the network. The final part will cover emergent issues including issues in Internet auction or e-gaming, sharing economy and cryptocurrency and further a frontier of e-commerce law, including smart contract and use of AI.This course is an experiential course to explore e-commerce law and provide sufficient legal knowledge for students who want to learn about emerging important legal issues in e-commerce. SCHEDULE OF TOPICCourse Outline (tentative, subject to change)*Pages of Murray’s textbook are indicated only for the purpose of reference and are not to be meant to be mandatory
Introduction
Chapter 1 Foundation of Information Technology (pre-reading)1. Development of computer technology2. Structure of computer technology3. Impacts of the development of computer technology4. Unique characteristics of computer technology5. Future of computer technology Murray, 3-21
Chapter 2 Network and the Cyberspace (pre-reading)1. Development of the computer network2. Development of the cyberspace3. Technologies behind the cyberspace4. How it works5. Unique characteristics of the cyberspace6. Future of the cyberspace Murray, 22-54
January 10Chapter 3 Characteristics of E-commerce1. What is e-commerce?2. Why it is so important?3. What kind of new legal questions could be presented in e-commerce?4. Is it meaningful to conceptualize e-commerce law?
January 12Chapter 4 E-commerce Law 1. What is e-commerce law?2. National law and international law3. Statutes and common law4. Law and self-regulation5. What country or state (province) has jurisdiction over e-commerce? Murray, 55-84
January 17Chapter 5 Rise of the Social Network1. What are social media and social networks?2. What are the unique characteristics of social media or social networks?3. Why are social media or social networks important for e-commerce?4. What kind of legal questions could be presented?
Part 1 Starting up E-commerceJanuary 19Chapter 6 Starting up E-commerce1. Starting e-commerce2. Starting a new business3. Domain name4. Web design and web hosting Murray, 359-89
January 24Chapter 7 Management of Websites1. Managing websites2. Trademark concerns3. Copyright concerns4. Personal information concerns5. Liability concerns6. other concerns Murray, 390-408
January 26Chapter 8 Limitations on Services and Products: Various Restrictions1. Various limitations on e-commerce2. Limitations on products or service offered3. Limitation on exporting certain goods to the foreign countries or on importing certain goods from other countries4. Limitation on interprovincial trade5. Incidental limits6. Self-regulatory restrictions Murray, 274-304 Part 2 E-commerce ContractJanuary 31Chapter 9 Contract Issues I 1. Nature of contract in e-commerce2. Electronic agent3. Offer and acceptance4. Agreement?Murray 411-430
February 2 Chapter 10 Contract Issues II5. Legal capacity6. Mistakes 7. Defective contract8. Other complicationsMurry 411-430
February 7 Chapter 11 E-commerce and Consumer Protection1. Need for consumer protection2. Development of consumer protection laws3. Consumer protection rules4. Application of consumer protection laws to e-commerce5. Challenges Murray, 453-460, 466-68 February 9Chapter 12 other business restrictions on e-commerce1. Competition law regulations2. Packaging, labelling or display requirements3. Restrictions on how to operate businesses4. Business insurance
February 14Chapter 13 Payment Issues1. The obligation to fulfill the contractual obligation2. Payment system3. Credit card payment4. Other payment method5. Legal challenges Murray, 438-445
Part 3 Online AdvertisingFebruary 16Chapter 14 Un-solicitated E-mails1. What are unsolicited e-mails or spam?2. Need for legislative solutions3. Ban on illegal spam4. Opt-in system5. Canada’s Anti-spam Legislation6. Challenges Murry, 460-66
February 20-24 reading break: no class
February 28Chapter 15 Online Advertising1. What is online advertising?2. Legal limits on advertising3. Self-regulatory limitations on online advertising4. Some specific examples of questionable conduct5. Trade-mark concerns6. Competition law restraints
Part 4 LiabilityMarch 2Chapter 16 Contract Law Liability1. Contract liability issues2. Customers not paying charges3. Non-delivery4. Defective products5. Unconscionable contract clause6. Jurisdiction, choice of law and alternative dispute resolution methods7. other contracts
March 7Chapter 17 Tort Liability1. Tort liability2. Manufacturer’s liability3. Bulletin board manager4. Platform5. Social media6. jurisdiction, choice of law and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgment
March 9Chapter 18 Dispute Resolution1. Dispute resolution mechanism2. Arbitration clause3. Forum selection clause4. Choice of law clause5. Preclusion of Class Action Suit
Part 5 Privacy and Data ProtectionMarch 14Chapter 19 Privacy and Personal Information Protection I1. What is personal information2. Personal information protection legislation3. Personal information protection and e-commerce4. Disclosure of personal information5. Acquisition of personal information6. Use of personal information7. Deletion of personal information8. Right of access Murray, 565-594
March 16Chapter 20 privacy and Personal Information Protection II1. What is encryption?2. The government regulation on encryption technologies3. Government attempt to obtain customer’s information
March 21Chapter 21 Big Data1. Importance of Data2. POS system3. Membership and point card system4. Personal information protection?5. Marketplace and the Competition law perspective
March 23Chapter 22 Network Security1. Why is network security important for e-commerce?2. Government regulation3. Is government regulation sufficient?4. Private regulation5. Further challenges Murray, 473-503
Part 6 Future of E-commerce LawMarch 28Chapter 23 Other Types of E-commerce1. There are various types of e-commerce other than the online sales2. Service agreement3. Subscription agreement (subscription service)4. Player contract (e-sports)5. Auction platform agreement (online auction)6. Anything other than these?
March 30Chapter 24 Sharing Economy1. What is the sharing economy? Why it is so important?2. Legal status of the service provider3. Relationship between provider and workers4. How are insurance systems applied?5. How should the government respond the sharing economy?
April 4 Chapter 25 Cryptocurrency1. What is cryptocurrency?2. Bitcoin3. Currency, securities or product?4. Government regulation?5. Libra and digital currency Murry, 445-451
April 6Chapter 26 frontier of e-commerce law1. Development of AI and its implications for E-commerce2. NTF and new frontier3. Smart contract Murry, 430-35
April 13 wrap-up
*End of the term
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Course objective: To learn various legal issues implicated by the rise of cyberspace and e-commerce.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Course structure: This course meets twice a week on Tuesday from 16:00 to 17:30 and on Thursday from 16:00 to 17:30 in room 121. All of the power-point files to be used during the classes will be uploaded upon the UBC One Drive. Please make sure that you have access to UBC OneDrive.
Although this is a course, I expect everyone to participate in the class, just as in a seminar. I hope to have active and enlightened discussions in the classroom.
The course will examine various specific cases and issues implicated by the rise of cyberspace and e-commerce. Students are supposed to discuss and share their opinions on each issue and explore further implications on related issues. The students will obtain the basic knowledge and skills to face new issues and possible future cases throughout these discussions. I EXPECT ALL STUDENTS TO READ THE ASSIGNMENT FOR EACH CLASS AND COME TO THE CLASS FOR DISCUSSION. I WILL EXPECT ACTIVE STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS.
LEARNING MATERIALS
Textbook: no textbook Optional Andrew Murray, Information Technology Law (Oxford 2019) Power-point files distributed before classReading materials supplement to be distributed
Other textbooks which might be useful for the students (not mandatory)James Grimmelmann, Internet Law: Cases and Problems (7th ed. Semaphore Press 2017)Ian J. Lloyd, Information Technology Law (Oxford 2017)
ASSESMENT OF LEARNING
Class participation:30% Final assignment:70% Students will be evaluated based upon their class participation and final paper. The class performance will be assigned 30% of total evaluation and the final paper will be assigned 70% of total evaluation.
Class participation: The class participation mark is evaluated based upon class attendance, performance as a student moderator and degree of active participation in the class discussions. Each student is required to attend classes after reading assigned materials and is encouraged to participate in class discussions. Regular attendance and active participation are especially important to provide students with deeper knowledge and understanding. During classroom discussions, we will pick up many specific issues, including new issues and new judgments, and discuss how we would resolve these cases. With respect to major issues for discussion, I might ask the student moderator to moderate the discussion or divide students into separate breakout rooms to discuss among students. After each class, all participants are required to send an answer to short question attached at the end of the power-point file. The answers will be considered into participation mark. If you miss too many classes, you will not be eligible to submit your final paper.
Final paper: With respect to the final paper, each student should choose a particular topic from the areas covered by this course (any kind of issues on e-commerce law is acceptable) and submit an outline of the paper by the end of February (you can just send an e-mail outlining your paper). Students must then write a substantial paper (roughly 15 pages—this is merely a suggestion and is not the minimum or maximum limit) by the end of submission deadline (4:00 p.m. of the final day of the examination, April 28, 2022). Please send your paper with your e-mail to me. Please make sure to keep the original copy just in case and make sure to receive my reception e-mail.
You do not have to pick a topic discussed in the class. You can pick any subject that might be relevant to our course. I will be happy to advise you on your choice of topic and you should talk with me before finalizing your outline. The paper will be evaluated based on choice of topic, extent of the research, organization and structure of analysis, analytical skill, writing skill and overall persuasiveness. I don’t care what format you would choose, what citation method or citation style you would prefer to use or how long you choose to write. All I will care is the substance of your research, writing and analysis.
After separately evaluating the class participation mark and the paper mark, I will add these marks to produce a tentative final mark. In order to comply with the law school’s grading policy, I will sometimes have to make final adjustment to reach the final marks to be submitted.
If you are sick or if you are the close contact with an infected person with the COVID-19 virus, don’t come to school. Stay home and take a short-term absence for health reasons. For the law school’s short-term absence policy for health reasons, seehttps://allard.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/2022-08/short-term_absence_2022W.pdf .
For the law school’s grading policy, see https://allard.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/2020-06/grading_rules_2018w_beginning_spring_term_2019.pdf . For the law school policy on late submission, see https://allard.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/2020-06/penalties_for_late_assignments.pdf.
For the law school’s academic concession policy (including deferral of exam or extension of deadline of submission of paper), see https://allard.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/2022-11/Academic%20Concession%20Procedures%20%28Approved%20by%20Faculty%20Council%20Nov%2017%2C%202022%29.pdf.
UNIVERSITY POLICIES
UBC provides resources to support student learning and to maintain healthy lifestyles but recognizes that sometimes crises arise and so there are additional resources available, including those for survivors of sexual violence. UBC values respect for the person and the ideas of all members of the academic community. Harassment and discrimination are not tolerated nor is suppression of academic freedom. UBC provides appropriate accommodation for students with disabilities and for religious observances. UBC values academic honesty and students are expected to acknowledge the ideas generated by others and to uphold the highest academic standards in all of their actions.
Details of the policies and how to access support are available on the UBC Senate website.
COPYRIGHT
All the class instructions and distributed materials can be shared among other participants of the class but cannot be published or distributed without permission. No video-taking or tape-recording is permitted. updated January 1, 2023
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land it is situated on has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam people, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title Course Code Number Credit ValueTopics in Law: E-commerce law LAW447C.001 3PREREQUISITESNone. Students will be better prepared to discuss the uniqueness of cyberspace and apply their knowledge to specific issues in e-commerce. For students who want to learn various freedom of expression issues in cyberspace, please take LAW425D.001 Cyberspace Law: Freedom of Expression in the Cyberspace.COREQUISITESNone.
CONTACTS
Course Instructor(s) Contact Details Office Location Office Hours Professor of LawUniversity of British Columbia, Peter A. Allard School of Law1822 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1Phone 604-822-5592 e-mail matsui@allard.ubc.caLaw 354 I will be in my office on Tuesday and on Thursday almost all weeks. You can drop by any time, or you can ask for an appointment.
COURSE STRUCTURECourse: Tuesday 4:00-5:30 PM & Thursday 4:00 to 5:30 PMRoom 121
This is a course designed for students to learn about various legal issues arising from the development of e-commerce. The course will start by examining the general characteristics of e-commerce and the framework of e-commerce law with background knowledge of computer technology and information networks (pre-reading). Here we will pay special attention to the rise of social networks and their impact on e-commerce. The course will then examine various legal issues surrounding the starting up of e-commerce: registration of a company, opening a website and/or offering products or services on the platforms, such as online shopping malls, including legal issues on domain names, management of websites and restrictions on offered products or services. Then, the course will turn its attention to contractual issues, including the application of contract law to e-commerce and the validity of e-signatures as well as legal issues surrounding payment. This part also examines the consumer protection measures for on-line customers. The next part will examine the legal issues of on-line advertisement, including un-solicited e-mails and regulation of on-line advertisements. The course will then examine the legal liability for breach of contract and torts. This part also explores the dispute-resolution mechanism. The course will move on to examine privacy and personal information protection issues. This part will start with the examination of the personal information protection legal scheme and then discuss some of the legal issues on protection of personal information for e-commerce, necessity of encryption, collection and use of big data and the legal system to secure the network. The final part will cover emergent issues including issues in Internet auction or e-gaming, sharing economy and cryptocurrency and further a frontier of e-commerce law, including smart contract and use of AI.This course is an experiential course to explore e-commerce law and provide sufficient legal knowledge for students who want to learn about emerging important legal issues in e-commerce. SCHEDULE OF TOPICCourse Outline (tentative, subject to change)*Pages of Murray’s textbook are indicated only for the purpose of reference and are not to be meant to be mandatory
Introduction
Chapter 1 Foundation of Information Technology (pre-reading)1. Development of computer technology2. Structure of computer technology3. Impacts of the development of computer technology4. Unique characteristics of computer technology5. Future of computer technology Murray, 3-21
Chapter 2 Network and the Cyberspace (pre-reading)1. Development of the computer network2. Development of the cyberspace3. Technologies behind the cyberspace4. How it works5. Unique characteristics of the cyberspace6. Future of the cyberspace Murray, 22-54
January 10Chapter 3 Characteristics of E-commerce1. What is e-commerce?2. Why it is so important?3. What kind of new legal questions could be presented in e-commerce?4. Is it meaningful to conceptualize e-commerce law?
January 12Chapter 4 E-commerce Law 1. What is e-commerce law?2. National law and international law3. Statutes and common law4. Law and self-regulation5. What country or state (province) has jurisdiction over e-commerce? Murray, 55-84
January 17Chapter 5 Rise of the Social Network1. What are social media and social networks?2. What are the unique characteristics of social media or social networks?3. Why are social media or social networks important for e-commerce?4. What kind of legal questions could be presented?
Part 1 Starting up E-commerceJanuary 19Chapter 6 Starting up E-commerce1. Starting e-commerce2. Starting a new business3. Domain name4. Web design and web hosting Murray, 359-89
January 24Chapter 7 Management of Websites1. Managing websites2. Trademark concerns3. Copyright concerns4. Personal information concerns5. Liability concerns6. other concerns Murray, 390-408
January 26Chapter 8 Limitations on Services and Products: Various Restrictions1. Various limitations on e-commerce2. Limitations on products or service offered3. Limitation on exporting certain goods to the foreign countries or on importing certain goods from other countries4. Limitation on interprovincial trade5. Incidental limits6. Self-regulatory restrictions Murray, 274-304 Part 2 E-commerce ContractJanuary 31Chapter 9 Contract Issues I 1. Nature of contract in e-commerce2. Electronic agent3. Offer and acceptance4. Agreement?Murray 411-430
February 2 Chapter 10 Contract Issues II5. Legal capacity6. Mistakes 7. Defective contract8. Other complicationsMurry 411-430
February 7 Chapter 11 E-commerce and Consumer Protection1. Need for consumer protection2. Development of consumer protection laws3. Consumer protection rules4. Application of consumer protection laws to e-commerce5. Challenges Murray, 453-460, 466-68 February 9Chapter 12 other business restrictions on e-commerce1. Competition law regulations2. Packaging, labelling or display requirements3. Restrictions on how to operate businesses4. Business insurance
February 14Chapter 13 Payment Issues1. The obligation to fulfill the contractual obligation2. Payment system3. Credit card payment4. Other payment method5. Legal challenges Murray, 438-445
Part 3 Online AdvertisingFebruary 16Chapter 14 Un-solicitated E-mails1. What are unsolicited e-mails or spam?2. Need for legislative solutions3. Ban on illegal spam4. Opt-in system5. Canada’s Anti-spam Legislation6. Challenges Murry, 460-66
February 20-24 reading break: no class
February 28Chapter 15 Online Advertising1. What is online advertising?2. Legal limits on advertising3. Self-regulatory limitations on online advertising4. Some specific examples of questionable conduct5. Trade-mark concerns6. Competition law restraints
Part 4 LiabilityMarch 2Chapter 16 Contract Law Liability1. Contract liability issues2. Customers not paying charges3. Non-delivery4. Defective products5. Unconscionable contract clause6. Jurisdiction, choice of law and alternative dispute resolution methods7. other contracts
March 7Chapter 17 Tort Liability1. Tort liability2. Manufacturer’s liability3. Bulletin board manager4. Platform5. Social media6. jurisdiction, choice of law and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgment
March 9Chapter 18 Dispute Resolution1. Dispute resolution mechanism2. Arbitration clause3. Forum selection clause4. Choice of law clause5. Preclusion of Class Action Suit
Part 5 Privacy and Data ProtectionMarch 14Chapter 19 Privacy and Personal Information Protection I1. What is personal information2. Personal information protection legislation3. Personal information protection and e-commerce4. Disclosure of personal information5. Acquisition of personal information6. Use of personal information7. Deletion of personal information8. Right of access Murray, 565-594
March 16Chapter 20 privacy and Personal Information Protection II1. What is encryption?2. The government regulation on encryption technologies3. Government attempt to obtain customer’s information
March 21Chapter 21 Big Data1. Importance of Data2. POS system3. Membership and point card system4. Personal information protection?5. Marketplace and the Competition law perspective
March 23Chapter 22 Network Security1. Why is network security important for e-commerce?2. Government regulation3. Is government regulation sufficient?4. Private regulation5. Further challenges Murray, 473-503
Part 6 Future of E-commerce LawMarch 28Chapter 23 Other Types of E-commerce1. There are various types of e-commerce other than the online sales2. Service agreement3. Subscription agreement (subscription service)4. Player contract (e-sports)5. Auction platform agreement (online auction)6. Anything other than these?
March 30Chapter 24 Sharing Economy1. What is the sharing economy? Why it is so important?2. Legal status of the service provider3. Relationship between provider and workers4. How are insurance systems applied?5. How should the government respond the sharing economy?
April 4 Chapter 25 Cryptocurrency1. What is cryptocurrency?2. Bitcoin3. Currency, securities or product?4. Government regulation?5. Libra and digital currency Murry, 445-451
April 6Chapter 26 frontier of e-commerce law1. Development of AI and its implications for E-commerce2. NTF and new frontier3. Smart contract Murry, 430-35
April 13 wrap-up
*End of the term
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Course objective: To learn various legal issues implicated by the rise of cyberspace and e-commerce.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Course structure: This course meets twice a week on Tuesday from 16:00 to 17:30 and on Thursday from 16:00 to 17:30 in room 121. All of the power-point files to be used during the classes will be uploaded upon the UBC One Drive. Please make sure that you have access to UBC OneDrive.
Although this is a course, I expect everyone to participate in the class, just as in a seminar. I hope to have active and enlightened discussions in the classroom.
The course will examine various specific cases and issues implicated by the rise of cyberspace and e-commerce. Students are supposed to discuss and share their opinions on each issue and explore further implications on related issues. The students will obtain the basic knowledge and skills to face new issues and possible future cases throughout these discussions. I EXPECT ALL STUDENTS TO READ THE ASSIGNMENT FOR EACH CLASS AND COME TO THE CLASS FOR DISCUSSION. I WILL EXPECT ACTIVE STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS.
LEARNING MATERIALS
Textbook: no textbook Optional Andrew Murray, Information Technology Law (Oxford 2019) Power-point files distributed before classReading materials supplement to be distributed
Other textbooks which might be useful for the students (not mandatory)James Grimmelmann, Internet Law: Cases and Problems (7th ed. Semaphore Press 2017)Ian J. Lloyd, Information Technology Law (Oxford 2017)
ASSESMENT OF LEARNING
Class participation:30% Final assignment:70% Students will be evaluated based upon their class participation and final paper. The class performance will be assigned 30% of total evaluation and the final paper will be assigned 70% of total evaluation.
Class participation: The class participation mark is evaluated based upon class attendance, performance as a student moderator and degree of active participation in the class discussions. Each student is required to attend classes after reading assigned materials and is encouraged to participate in class discussions. Regular attendance and active participation are especially important to provide students with deeper knowledge and understanding. During classroom discussions, we will pick up many specific issues, including new issues and new judgments, and discuss how we would resolve these cases. With respect to major issues for discussion, I might ask the student moderator to moderate the discussion or divide students into separate breakout rooms to discuss among students. After each class, all participants are required to send an answer to short question attached at the end of the power-point file. The answers will be considered into participation mark. If you miss too many classes, you will not be eligible to submit your final paper.
Final paper: With respect to the final paper, each student should choose a particular topic from the areas covered by this course (any kind of issues on e-commerce law is acceptable) and submit an outline of the paper by the end of February (you can just send an e-mail outlining your paper). Students must then write a substantial paper (roughly 15 pages—this is merely a suggestion and is not the minimum or maximum limit) by the end of submission deadline (4:00 p.m. of the final day of the examination, April 28, 2022). Please send your paper with your e-mail to me. Please make sure to keep the original copy just in case and make sure to receive my reception e-mail.
You do not have to pick a topic discussed in the class. You can pick any subject that might be relevant to our course. I will be happy to advise you on your choice of topic and you should talk with me before finalizing your outline. The paper will be evaluated based on choice of topic, extent of the research, organization and structure of analysis, analytical skill, writing skill and overall persuasiveness. I don’t care what format you would choose, what citation method or citation style you would prefer to use or how long you choose to write. All I will care is the substance of your research, writing and analysis.
After separately evaluating the class participation mark and the paper mark, I will add these marks to produce a tentative final mark. In order to comply with the law school’s grading policy, I will sometimes have to make final adjustment to reach the final marks to be submitted.
If you are sick or if you are the close contact with an infected person with the COVID-19 virus, don’t come to school. Stay home and take a short-term absence for health reasons. For the law school’s short-term absence policy for health reasons, seehttps://allard.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/2022-08/short-term_absence_2022W.pdf .
For the law school’s grading policy, see https://allard.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/2020-06/grading_rules_2018w_beginning_spring_term_2019.pdf . For the law school policy on late submission, see https://allard.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/2020-06/penalties_for_late_assignments.pdf.
For the law school’s academic concession policy (including deferral of exam or extension of deadline of submission of paper), see https://allard.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/2022-11/Academic%20Concession%20Procedures%20%28Approved%20by%20Faculty%20Council%20Nov%2017%2C%202022%29.pdf.
UNIVERSITY POLICIES
UBC provides resources to support student learning and to maintain healthy lifestyles but recognizes that sometimes crises arise and so there are additional resources available, including those for survivors of sexual violence. UBC values respect for the person and the ideas of all members of the academic community. Harassment and discrimination are not tolerated nor is suppression of academic freedom. UBC provides appropriate accommodation for students with disabilities and for religious observances. UBC values academic honesty and students are expected to acknowledge the ideas generated by others and to uphold the highest academic standards in all of their actions.
Details of the policies and how to access support are available on the UBC Senate website.
COPYRIGHT
All the class instructions and distributed materials can be shared among other participants of the class but cannot be published or distributed without permission. No video-taking or tape-recording is permitted. updated January 1, 2023