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Media freedom as a fundamental right /
Domestic constitutions and courts applying international human rights conventions acknowledge the significance of the mass media for a democratic society, not only by granting special privileges but also by imposing enhanced duties and responsibilities to journalists and media companies. However, th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| Colección: | Cambridge intellectual property and information law ;
30. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I. The Theoretical Foundations of Media Freedom
- The rationales for freedom of expression
- Theory of media freedom
- Part II. General Rules on Media Freedom
- Beneficiaries of media freedom: who is 'the media'?
- The content of media freedom : media speech privileges and institutional protection of the media
- The notion of an 'interference' with media freedom
- Justification of an interference with media freedom
- Part III. Specific Limitations to Media Freedom
- Personality rights and intellectual property as 'rights of others'
- Threats to public order interests: national security, territorial integrity, public safety and prevention of disorder and crime
- The protection of health and morals
- Maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary
- Incitement to hatred
- Religiously offensive publications
- Restrictions on commercial publications
- Media pluralism.