Mikhail Fedotov

Professor: Faculty of Law / School of Digital Law and Bio-Law
Director: UNESCO Chair on Copyright, Neighboring, Cultural and Information Rights

Mikhail Fedotov has been at HSE University since 2009.

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Education, Degrees and Academic Titles

1991

Professor

1990

Doctor of Sciences* in Constitutional Law; Constitutional Litigation; Municipal Law

1972

Degree
Lomonosov Moscow State University

* Doctor of Sciences
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.

Courses (2024/2025)

Law of Mass Communications (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law; 4 year, 4 module)Rus
Research Seminar "The Concept of Authorship in the Algorithmic Society" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 4 year, 1 module)Rus
Research Seminar "UNESCO's Rulemaking for Sustainable Development" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
Past Courses

Courses (2023/2024)

Law of Mass Communications (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Research Seminar "The Concept of Authorship in the Algorithmic Society" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 4 year, 1 module)Rus
Research Seminar "UNESCO's Rulemaking for Sustainable Development" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 2 year, 4 module)Rus

Courses (2022/2023)

Law of Mass Communications (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Legal Regulation of Media (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Journalism, field of study Media Communications; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
Research Seminar "The Concept of Authorship in the Algorithmic Society" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 4 year, 1 module)Rus
Research Seminar "UNESCO's Rulemaking for Sustainable Development" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 2 year, 4 module)Rus

Courses (2021/2022)

Legal and Ethical Aspects of Media Regulation (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 4 module)Rus

Courses (2020/2021)

Mass Communication Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Mass Communication Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus

Timetable for today

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Editorial board membership

2012: Editor-in-chief , Труды по интеллектуальной собственности.

2010: Member of the Editorial Council , Вестник Европы.

2009: Member of the Editorial Council , Вопросы правоведения.

Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses

for a Candidate of Sciences degree

1
The role of media in the information security system: legislative approaches of the Russian Federation and the USA in the XXI century

Nov

2023

The Higher School of Economics hosted a round table discussion "Regulation of Internet Platforms - New Challenges for Russia"

Organizers were Department of Digital Law and Biolaw of the Faculty of Law of the HSE University, together with the International Laboratory of Digital Transformation in Public Administration of the HSE University. Leading Russian scholars and experts participated and noted a number of serious problems and unresolved issues, facing legislators and industry players.

Nov

2016

Oleg Budnitskii, Natalia Zubarevich, Mikhail Fedotov, Receive Yegor Gaidar Awards

The winners of the Yegor Gaidar Foundation were announced on November 17, and HSE staff were among those recognized in three nominations.