The course will discuss personality rights in two ways. First, personality rights in the traditional civil law: we will discuss Part IV of China’s Civil Code “Personality Rights”. Second, the personality rights in Cyberspace. The development of internet has radically changed the circumstances of personality rights. In the digital age, the most serious violations of personality rights take place in Cyberspace. This course therefore will discuss the special challenges to personality rights posed by the new information and networking technologies.

CILO-1: Students will be able to explain the general aspects of personality rights. CILO-2: Students will be able to know, and be able to use, the many different laws and regulations to protect personality rights. CILO-3: Students will be able to elaborate the special problems and difficulties in protection of personal rights caused by digital media, and the special measures to solve and respond to the violations of personality rights in cyberspace.