SOLM265 Media Regulation

This module will cover topics including:

• Ownership and control of the media
• Press regulation
• EU Broadcasting Law and the shift to regulation of online, streaming content
• UK Broadcasting Law and the shift to regulation of online, streaming content
• Advertising Regulation
• Article 10, Freedom of Speech and the reasonable limits thereon with a view to protecting the Article 6 right to a fair trial, in the context of media reporting the courts
• Contempt of Court and the media - filming and livestreaming the courts, contempt by publication
• Reporting restrictions and the media - including identification of victims of serious crimes, statutory restrictions on reporting proceedings involving children and vulnerable adults, discretionary judicial orders, the media's right to representation and to appeal orders.
• Protection of journalists sources and materials, including digital resources and communications, from undue state / police interference.

Applicable groupings

• Commercial and Corporate Law LLM
• Human Rights Law LLM
• Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law LLM

Mode of assessment

Final assessment exercise

Credits

30 Credits