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Education Network for Automated and Connected Transport for Sustainable Cities

Law and Ethics of Smart and Green Transport Systems

The course comprises four modules introducing students to the legal and ethical considerations of using and deploying smart and green transport systems. Though the relevant legal and ethical considerations are primarily not currently codified in legal instruments, the legal and ethical implications of smart and green transport systems are already apparent and distillable. The course approaches this topic, focusing primarily on a plethora of relevant areas of law, such as intellectual property law, data protection law, environmental law, public procurement, aviation law, and consumer law in the development and use of smart and green transport systems.

Learning outcomes – After completing the course student will be able to:

  • Understand and critically analyze legislations, court decisions, as well as legal texts related to smart and green transport
  • Understand, describe and analyze new technological developments’ impact on the overall legal system governing transport and mobility
  • Demonstrate depth and breadth of understanding of the need and consequences of the developments of new policies and legislations in the field of smart and green transport
  • Improve research skills in utilizing international legal sources, institutions and databases.

Course level: Master, Advanced

Credits: 5 ECTS

Language: English

Next implementation: Autumn 2026

Assessment methods:

  • Mandatory readings
  • Lectures (70% mandatory attendance)
  • Individual/group work

Study methods:

  • Online lectures
  • Self-study
  • Independent research
  • Exercises
  • Individual/group work

Learning material:

The list of readings includes mandatory and optional readings. The purpose of the optional readings is to provide extra material for those students interested in deepening their knowledge of certain specific topics. These optional readings might also be helpful to support the research work needed for the individual/group work.

Organising university: University of Lapland (course code OTMEVAL0066V24)

Pre-requisites: No pre-requisites

For further information, please visit https://opinto-opas-lay.peppi4.lapit.csc.fi/fi/opintojakso/OTMEVAL0066V24/27004.

Course enrollment: For this course, cross-institutional registration is used through student’s own university’s Sisu or Peppi system. You can find information on cross-institutional studies (ristiinopiskelu in Finnish) from your universities own website (e.g., Tampere University’s site). Students from University of Lapland register conventionally through their Peppi system.