| Press law |
| Section A: Introduction to press law |
| · Press
freedom history |
| · Prior
restraint |
| · Press
ownership law |
| · United
Kingdom Press Complaints Commission |
| · United
Kingdom National Union of Journalists Code of Conduct |
| · United
Kingdom Advertising Standards Authority |
| Section B:
Defamation and privacy |
| ·
Defining defamation |
| ·
Defenses: truth, fair comment, absolute privilege, qualified
privilege |
| · Civil
and criminal libel
|
| ·
Privacy law: the United Kingdom and the United States compared |
| · Breach
of confidence |
| Section C: Other restrictions on the
press |
| ·
Contempt of court: strict liability, reporting restrictions |
| ·
Contempt of Parliament |
| · The
United Kingdom Official Secrets Act |
| Section D: Open justice
|
| · Court
reporting: the United States and the United Kingdom compared |
| ·
Restrictions on reporting: criminal cases, national security
cases, family cases, children |
Sequence:
Section A first. |
|
Textbook:
Geoffrey Robertson and Andrew Nicol, Media Law 4th ed
(Penguin: London, 2002),
ISBN: 0140247696.
Peter Carey and Jo Sanders, Media Law 3rd ed, (Sweet &
Maxwell: London, 2004),
ISBN: 0421878207. |
