00051 – Seminar „(Smart) City in and as a Network“

Wichtige Informationen Kick-off-meeting on 26 October 2023 from 10 to 13. We will meet in Room 313 (3rd floor), Vincenz-Prießnitz-Straße 3, 76131 Karslruhe. Presentations will be held on 1 and 2 February 2024 (whole day). Details will be provided in kick-off-meeting. Kursprogramm This seminar’s topic leaves plenty of room for interdisciplinary research in law. By focusing on (Smart)Cities, we will discuss the influence of large cities and metropolises on their more rural periphery and their relevance as central hub. Possible aspects of discussion are, inter alia, - democratic legitimacy questions in such cases, - elements of structural support/aid, - approaches to implement technical innovations in smart cities, - questions relating to the development of (large) infrastructures, - aspects of the efficient use of infrastructure, and - environmental aspects. This seminar is designed to instruct students in recognising legal questions as they relate to an interdisciplinary topic, classifying such questions along the hierarchy of norms, and solving them in a convincing argumentative manner. Particularly in times of increasingly comprehensive European regulation, European standards and regulatory approaches will be at the heart of the discussion while not neglecting their interplay with national regulation. Learning in more depth about the interplay of European and national regulation will further accustom participating students to discuss relevant legal questions across (legal) sectors and with a broader view on regulations’ effects. Conducting the seminar in English intends to facilitate students to link their ideas and arguments to current European and international debates. The class will commence with a short introduction into EU law and an introduction to the offered research topics. Furthermore, guidance on reading, analysing, and working with legal instruments as well as researching in law will be given. Students will be assigned their research topics which they will work on during the semester (details – also concerning appointments – will be given during the kick-off-meeting). On 1 and 2 February, students will present their research results which the group will discuss. Grades will be assigned based on the quality of the presentations, participation in the discussions, and a short document (one to two pages) outlining the research question and key results (details will be provided during the kick-off-meeting).