IT-Law
Niveau
1.Semester Master: 1. Study cycle
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The students:
• know the relevant areas of law that can be assigned to IT law.
• know the special features of IT law in start-up situations and in digitalization projects.
• can assess when and to what extent legal expertise needs to be consulted in more complex issues.
• can classify the special features of data protection law in transformation & reorganization processes.
• know the relevant areas of law that can be assigned to IT law.
• know the special features of IT law in start-up situations and in digitalization projects.
• can assess when and to what extent legal expertise needs to be consulted in more complex issues.
• can classify the special features of data protection law in transformation & reorganization processes.
Prerequisites for the course
1. Semester: No information
Course content
• Overview of IT law areas
• Legal requirements of data protection and implementation in companies
• Telecommunications Act and DSGVO
• Special areas of IT law in digitalization and reorganization projects
• IT-relevant issues in corporate transactions
• Legal requirements of data protection and implementation in companies
• Telecommunications Act and DSGVO
• Special areas of IT law in digitalization and reorganization projects
• IT-relevant issues in corporate transactions
Recommended specialist literature
Erben, M., & Günther, W. G. H. (2023). Gestaltung und Management von IT-Verträgen: Eine Anleitung für Praktiker. Wiesbaden: Springer.
Geuer, E., & Geuer, K. (Hrsg). (2025). KI und Recht: Grundlagen der Künstlichen Intelligenz. Wien: Linde Verlag.
Herles, C. (2026). Datenschutz und IT-Recht. Wien: LexisNexis.
Hoeren, T., & Pinelli, S. (2024). IT-Vertragsrecht. Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter.
Linardatos, D., Roth-Isigkeit, D., & Rückert, C. (2025). Recht der Digitalisierung: Fälle und Lösungen. Baden-Baden: Nomos.
Geuer, E., & Geuer, K. (Hrsg). (2025). KI und Recht: Grundlagen der Künstlichen Intelligenz. Wien: Linde Verlag.
Herles, C. (2026). Datenschutz und IT-Recht. Wien: LexisNexis.
Hoeren, T., & Pinelli, S. (2024). IT-Vertragsrecht. Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter.
Linardatos, D., Roth-Isigkeit, D., & Rückert, C. (2025). Recht der Digitalisierung: Fälle und Lösungen. Baden-Baden: Nomos.
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam
Language
German
Number of ECTS credits awarded
2
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
The course, which is mostly dialog-oriented, usually consists of the triad of practical relevance, academic structuring, and the independent development of integrative case studies from immediate professional and consulting practice.
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
1