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Intro to media law
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Week 1 at UoS
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media law
freedom of expression
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Declan Wiseman
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Intro to media law
Branches of law
Civil
Hierarchy
Magistrates -> County -> High Court -> Court of appeal
Terms
Sue
Held liable
Claimant and defendant/respondent
Damages
Smith vs Coca Cola
Settlement
Two sides may settle before court without judgement
cannot report guilt even if settlement occurs
Injunction
Court order to do something or stop you doing something
restraining order
can't publish something
Torts
Civil wrongdoing/offence for which the court may award monetary damages
Rio failed when trying to sue for privacy invasion
press endeavour deemed it was of public interest
Criminal
Hierarchy
Magistrates -> Crown Court -> Court of appeal
Magistrates max sentence 1 year
95% of cases dealt with by mags, 5% goes to crown, 1% with jury
Terms
Found guilty
Prosecutor and defendant
Convicted
Fines
R vs smith
regina, queen
3 categories
indictable only
Either-way
defendant can choose for case to be dealt with by mags or crown with jury
Summary
for offences like speeding etc, dealt with by mags
Supreme court highest England and Wales
Human Rights
Passed 1998, comes into action 2000
Article no.s
2: Right to life
3: Freedom from torture
8: Right to privacy
10: Freedom of expression
to impart and receive info without inteference by pub auth
6: Right to fair trial
The court
Lawyers: Solicitors, barristers, QC
Barristers wear wigs etc but not in magistrates court
group or sole barrister known as counsel
in camera; court is held in private
journos can listen but not write on it
contempt of
can't publish something that might influence jury/witnesses
Sources of law
EU
Custom
Precedent/case law
Statutory
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