Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law
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Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law at the University of Oslo
is the second-oldest academic institution in the world working specifically with the interrelationship of law and information / communication technology. Today, the NRCCL is one of the world leading institutions in the field of information/communication technology law.
NRCCL's main areas of research are media law and Internet governance
, legal technology
, electronic commerce
, eGovernment
, data protection and information security
. The center offers a LL.M.-degree in Information and Communication Technology Law.
The center was founded by Professor Knut S. Selmer and Professor Jon Bing
.
Professor Knut S. Selmer was succeeded by Professor Jon Bing
as Chair of the Centre in 1989. In 2001, Professor Olav Torvund became Chair of the NRCCL.
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
is the second-oldest academic institution in the world working specifically with the interrelationship of law and information / communication technology. Today, the NRCCL is one of the world leading institutions in the field of information/communication technology law.
NRCCL's main areas of research are media law and Internet governance
Internet governance
Internet governance is the development and application of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet...
, legal technology
Legal informatics
Legal informatics is an area within information science. One of the best definitions of legal informatics comes from Erdelez and O’Hare :Legal informatics could be said then, to encompass several conceptual areas:...
, electronic commerce
Electronic commerce
Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce, eCommerce or e-comm, refers to the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. However, the term may refer to more than just buying and selling products online...
, eGovernment
EGovernment
E-Government is digital interactions between a government and citizens , government and businesses/Commerce , government and employees , and also between government and governments /agencies...
, data protection and information security
Information security
Information security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction....
. The center offers a LL.M.-degree in Information and Communication Technology Law.
The center was founded by Professor Knut S. Selmer and Professor Jon Bing
Jon Bing
Jon Bing is a Norwegian writer and law professor at the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law , and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo. Bing is considered to be a pioneer in international legal information...
.
Professor Knut S. Selmer was succeeded by Professor Jon Bing
Jon Bing
Jon Bing is a Norwegian writer and law professor at the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law , and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo. Bing is considered to be a pioneer in international legal information...
as Chair of the Centre in 1989. In 2001, Professor Olav Torvund became Chair of the NRCCL.