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Media Law: the rights of journalists, broadcasters

01 January 1991

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Media Law: the rights of journalists, broadcasters
and publishers
libdoc November=1991

Author: Robertson Geoffrey & Nicol Andrew GL
Publisher: Sage 1984 pp. 403
Keywords: Law Media OSA D-Notices

Contents:

Preface
Addendum
Table of cases
Table of statutes
Table of statutory instruments

1. Freedom to communicate
2. Defamation
3. Obscenity, blasphemy, indecency and race hatred
4. Confidence
5. Copyright
6. Contempt of court
7. Reporting the courts
8. Reporting lesser courts and tribunals
9. Reporting Parliament and elections
10. Reporting to Whitehall
11. Reporting local government
12. Reporting business
13. Public complaints
14. Regulation of the media

The British board of film Censors
The video recordings Bill
The cable Bill
Satellite communications

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