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LAWS6371: Comparative AI Law and Regulation
2027 unit information
As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in public administration, justice systems and everyday economic and social life, governments are responding with markedly different regulatory choices. This unit offers a structured comparative analysis of the principal AI regulatory regimes - those of the European Union, the United States, China, and Australia - together with the international soft-law instruments and technical standards that are reshaping the field. After establishing the theoretical and methodological foundations of comparative regulation, the unit examines each major jurisdiction and then turns to substantive themes of public-law and human-rights significance: fundamental-rights impact assessments, biometric surveillance, algorithmic discrimination, automated decision-making in state institutions, and frontier AI safety governance. A concluding module addresses the ethical and professional safeguards governing the use of generative AI in legal practice, supported by a live simulated client-advice exercise. Through seminars built around case studies and comparative analysis, students develop the doctrinal mastery, comparative reasoning skills and ethical judgement required to advise across multiple regulatory environments. The unit advances the learning outcomes of the course by deepening expertise in a fast-evolving area of contemporary public and international legal practice. Refer to the Sydney Law School timetable - https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable
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Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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LAWS6252 |
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Semester 2 2027
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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