Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Law

Learning Methods

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Seminar

Tutorial

Module Offerings

6100LAWCL-SEP-MTP

Aims

Develop a deeper, more critical understanding of media law. Develop a critical understanding of the philosophy underpinning areas of media law. Identify what the right questions are. Help students develop the ability to critically apply the case law to complex problems. Explore issues of clarification.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the philosophy underpinning areas of media law.
2.
Critically evaluate and rationalise the case law.
3.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of and an ability to apply legal rules in their context.
4.
Demonstrate critical application of the case law.
5.
Demonstrate critical use of published material in the field of media law.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Freedom of Speech Privacy Official Secrets Defamation Press and Broadcasting Regulation Contempt of Court
Module Overview:
Develop a deeper, more critical understanding of media law. Develop a critical understanding of the philosophy underpinning areas of media law. Identify what the right questions are. Help students develop the ability to critically apply the case law to complex problems. Explore issues of clarification. Students taking this course have the opportunity to participate in wide-ranging but analytically precise discussions of media law. Through it, students may expect to develop some of the skills and dispositions of professionals in the field. An acquaintance with basic concepts of criminal law, public law and the law of obligations is pre-supposed. This, in turn, facilitates a much deeper understanding of the subject.
Additional Information:Students taking this course have the opportunity to participate in wide-ranging but analytically precise discussions of media law. Through it, students may expect to develop some of the skills and dispositions of professionals in the field. An acquaintance with basic concepts of criminal law, public law and the law of obligations is pre-supposed. This, in turn, facilitates a much deeper understanding of the subject.

Assessments

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