| 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. |
Textbooks:
Geoffrey Robertson and Andrew Nicol, Robertson and Nicol on Media Law 5th ed (Sweet & Maxwell: London, 2007), ISBN: 1847030246. |
| Peter Carey and Jo Sanders, Media Law 3rd ed, (Sweet & Maxwell: London, 2004), ISBN: 0421878207. |
