UCL Laws Semester in London
Where modules run over two terms as a 30 credit module, SIL students will attend and be assessed on the contents of term 1. Please note that some modules reflect this with an additional "A" in their module code, but this is not the case for all of them due to special assessment arrangements for SIL students.
All assessments are graded on a pass/fail basis.
MEDIA LAW: LIBEL AND PRIVACY (LAWSG143)
Credit value: 15 credits (6 ECTS) |
Module Convenor:
Professor Paul Mitchell |
Other Teachers:
Professor Eric Barendt |
| Intercollegiate teaching: No |
| Teaching Method: 10 x two-hour seminars |
| Who may enrol: LLM students, SIL students |
| Prerequisites: None |
| Barred module combinations: LAWSG082 |
| Core module for specialism: Public Law , Human Rights Law |
| Assessment |
| Practice Assessment: 1,500 word practice essay |
| Assessment method for LLM students: 3,000 word coursework essay |
| Assessment method for SIL students: 3,000 word coursework essay |
| Module Overview |
Module summary
This module examines the protection of reputation and privacy offered by English law, with particular focus on how those protections affect the media. As well as covering the torts of defamation and breach of confidence, it also looks at the protections offered by the Press Complaints Commission. |
Module syllabus
Libel (including jurisdiction)
Privacy
The Press Complaints Commission
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Recommended materials
Robertson and Nicol, Media Law, Fifth edition (2008) |
Preliminary reading
P Mitchell, The Making of the Modern Law of Defamation (Hart, 2005) |
Other information
Although the module focuses on English law, a common law background is not required to take this module.
Candidates may wish to take this module in combination with Media Law: Principles of Regulation.
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| Prizes for this module: There are currently no prizes available for this module. |
