LAW27300 Law and the Arts

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module introduces the legal framework relevant for the arts, cultural, and creative sectors in Ireland and internationally. It examines how culture is defined in law, what aspects of culture and the arts are regulated, and how different areas of law have both positive and negative impacts on cultural space and creative practice. The module introduces the fundamentals of intellectual property law, as well as cultural heritage law, cultural rights, planning law relevant for cultural public space, the law regulating the art market (incl. debates over colonial era collections), among other topics.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, students will have:

1. Developed an understanding of the role of law in the arts and cultural sectors;
2. Gained knowledge of the fundamentals of intellectual property law, cultural heritage law, human rights, and planning law;
3. Identified the ways in which different areas of law apply in a given situation; and
4. Demonstrated an ability for critical thinking about the relationship between law and the arts.

Indicative Module Content:

1. Introduction: Law and Culture/ Law as Culture
2. Human Right to Culture (incl. access to, participation in, enjoyment of)
3. Copyright and Intellectual Property
4. Intellectual Property in the Music Industry (incl. AI)
5. Freedom of Expression
6. Cultural Public Space and Planning law
7. Law and the Art Market, incl. Artists’ Resale Right
8. Art or heritage? Illicit Trade in Cultural Objects and Colonial Era Collections
9. 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
10. Culture in Irish Law
11. Criminalisation of Street Culture
12. Law as Cultural Text / Activism

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Total

124
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Debates
Critical writing
Task-based learning in small groups
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

No prior requirements to display.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Students will have a choice of written assignments on the topics covered during the module Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded Yes

75
Attendance: Participation in class discussion Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

25

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

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Name Role
Dr Bernd Justin Jütte Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 Fri 13:00 - 14:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Fri 13:00 - 14:50
Spring