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Media Law & Human Rights, 2nd Edition

Media Law & Human Rights, 2nd Edition

Author: Andrew Nicol; Gavin Millar; Andrew Sharland
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199217502
Published In: February 2009
Format: Paperback , 340 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Provides up to date coverage of important case law and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights that has occurred since the publication of the first edition such as Douglas v Hello, Murphy v Ireland, and R v Shayler (HL)
Includes discussion of major developments outside the UK and Europe, including decisions of the US and Canadian Supreme Courts and the South African Constitutional Court.
Offers updated commentary of the practical issues that media lawyers encounter
Gives continued practical coverage of the impact of human rights principles in media law

The incorporation of the European Convention of Human Rights in UK Law, has made the principle of free speech a positive right. But what is the law of freedom of expression and privacy and how does it affect the media? This new edition of

Media Law and Human Rights

provides practical coverage of the impact of human rights principles in media law.

1: Freedom of Expression and Privacy: An Introduction
2: Freedom of Expression and the Right to Respect for Private Life and Media Law: General Principles
3: The Human Rights Act 1998
4: When Rights Have Not Been Brought Home: Taking a Case to Strasbourg
5: Defamation
6: Privacy and Confidential Information
7: Racial Hatred
8: Obscenity and Blasphemy
9: Court Reporting and Contempt of Court
10: Reporting on Elections and Parliament
11: Licensing and Regulation of the Media
12: Commercial Speech
13: Official Secrets, National Security, and Public Disorder
Human Rights Act 1998
European Convention on Human Rights

Mr Justice Nicol, High Court Judge, Gavin Millar QC, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers, and Andrew Sharland, Barrister, 4-5 Gray's Inn Square

"...this book is good value. It has astute, practical guidance, well-selected, up-to-date case law citation and an accessible style. " - Rosalind M M McInnes, Legal Department, BBC Scotland