LAWS396-09S2 (C) Semester Two 2009

Media Law

11 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2009
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 October 2009

Description

Media Law

Media law is a fascinating and increasingly important subject.  This course pursues a general theme of investigating and analysing the nature of free speech and the public interest as they relate to the media.  It covers the most important laws which impact on the media, including defamation, court reporting and contempt, breach of confidence, copyright, restrictions on news-gathering methods, privacy, the Broadcasting Standards Authority and the Press Council, objectionable publications and other relevant criminal offences.

Learning Outcomes

  • The objects of the course are:
  •  to give students knowledge and understanding of the general principles;
  •  to give students analytical and critical skills in relation to the present law;
  •  to enable students to consider possible reform of the law; and
  •  to assist students to develop research and writing skills.

Prerequisites

Co-requisites

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Ursula Cheer

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essay 11 Sep 2009 30%
Final Examination 70%


Assessment is by way of a compulsory exam worth 70%, and a compulsory essay of between 3,000-4,000 words worth 30% in total.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Burrows, J. F. , Cheer, Ursula; Media law in New Zealand ; 5th ed; Oxford University Press, 2005.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $414.00

International fee $1,907.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

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  • LAWS396-09S2 (C) Semester Two 2009
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