Media Law

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Decks in this class (22)

Media Law: 1 How is law made?
Sources of law 7,
Human rights law 2,
Statute 2
15  cards
Media Law: 2 The Legal System
Criminal law 3,
Civil law 1,
Private law 1
35  cards
Media Law: 3 Criminal courts & procedure
Indictable offences 3,
Either way offences 3,
Summary offences 2
162  cards
Media Law: 4 Civil courts & procedure
Types of civil case in which jury...,
Admin hq of high court 1,
Divisions of high court and what ...
45  cards
Media Law: 5 Human rights & English law
Eu and uk human rights legislation 2,
Full name echr 1,
Which court eu which court not 2
22  cards
Media Law: 6 Contempt of court
Ways journalists can be held in c...,
Who deals with contempt of court ...,
Scotland v england 2
80  cards
Media Law: 7 Access to courts
Areas of law that say courts shou...,
Case summing up media access to c...,
Case summing up embarrassment 2
45  cards
Media Law: 8 General reporting restrictions
Orders restricting reporting unde...,
Where can orders be used 3,
S4 2 orders general details 3
24  cards
Media Law: 9 Reporting restrictions in criminal cases
Main types of criminal proceeding...,
What can be reported from prelimi...,
Effectively what can t be reporte...
43  cards
Media Law: 10 Reporting restrictions concerning children
Over what age can a child be pros...,
Reporting children s names before...,
What can journalists do in youth ...
24  cards
X Media Law: 12 Reporting inquests
What is and is not the purpose of...,
Which legislation updated inquest...,
What kinds of death go to inquest...
28  cards
X Media Law: 13 Reporting tribunals and inquiries
How many tribunals are there 1,
Who presides over tribunal 1,
Similarities and differences betw...
14  cards
X Media Law: 14 Challenging reporting restrictions
How does the senior judiciary vie...,
What are the routes media can tak...,
Step 1 when challenging restricti...
22  cards
Media Law: 15 Defamation
Why is defamation law there 1,
What must claimant prove to succe...,
Def defence whereby you can prove...
80  cards
Media Law: 16 Defences and remedies for defamation
Legal defences against defamation 7,
What is not a defence and where c...,
How does consent work 1
84  cards
X Media Law: 17 Malicious falsehood
What is malicious falsehood conce...,
What criteria for malicious false...,
Who has to prove truth in malicio...
8  cards
Media Law: 18 Confidentiality and privacy
What are claimants of confidentia...,
Def order to hold the ring until ...,
What problems are posed by interi...
86  cards
Media Law 20: Protecting sources and source material
Basic media law principle on prot...,
Main legal provisions acts under ...,
How does a journalist being quest...
45  cards
Media Law 22: Copyright
Main legislation for copyright law 1,
Types of work covered by cdpa 1988 3,
What counts as original 2
59  cards
Media Law 24: Press Complaints Commission
Def type of system that gave rise...,
What must complainants do 1,
How can pcc resolve dispute via m...
6  cards
Media Law 25: Ofcom
Difference between ofcom and pcc 1,
Reason ofcom is statutory 2,
When was ofcom created 2
12  cards
Media Law: Terminology
Arraignment,
Asbo,
Acpo
62  cards

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