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Postgraduate study in Laws:

Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate

Course outline (date of availability to be confirmed)

Freedom of expression law
Section A: Freedoms, sources and reasons
· International human rights law
· Freedom of religious speech
· Freedom of political speech
· Freedom of artistic expression
· Freedom of commercial speech
Section B: Media of expression: free speech and technology
· Freedom of assembly
· Freedom of the press
· Freedom of electronic communication
· Emerging and converging media
Section C: Permissible limitations on expression
· National security
· Rights of others: Privacy, reputation, copyright
· Public policy limits: Obscenity, blasphemy, hate speech, contempt of court
· Prior restraint and subsequent penalties
Section D: Freedom of expression and information
· 'Freedom of information' access to information principles
· Legislation in Sweden, the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries
· Mandatory and non-mandatory exemptions
· Exempt and protected information
· Freedom of information and the private sector
· Freedom of information and data protection
Sequence:
The sections must be attempted in order.

Textbook:
Geoffrey Robertson and Andrew Nicol, Robertson and Nicol on Media Law 5th ed (Sweet & Maxwell: London, 2007), ISBN: 1847030246.
Tom Crone, Philip Alberstat and Tom Cassels (eds), Law and the Media 5th ed (Focal Press: Oxford, 2005), ISBN: 0240519833.