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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459322603321

Autore

Crook Tim <1959-, >

Titolo

Comparative media law and ethics / / Tim Crook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-26090-7

1-135-26091-5

1-282-59507-5

9786612595073

0-203-86596-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (496 p.)

Disciplina

343.09/9

Soggetti

Mass media - Law and legislation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-473) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Primary media law of the UK and USA -- Media jurisprudence, media ethicology, and media ethicism -- Comparative defamation law in depth -- Comparative contempt/protecting fair trial law in depth -- Comparative privacy law in depth -- Comparative media regulation in depth -- Comparative state and corporate security law in depth -- Comparative media law and ethics : 4 genres of jurisdictions -- The legal problematizing of journalism -- Human rights and international law for journalists -- Racial and religious hatred- the case histories, moral panics, political controversies, legal precedents and the law -- Comparative copyright and intellectual property law in depth -- Comparative freedom of information legislation in depth.

Sommario/riassunto

Providing practical and theoretical resources on media law and ethics for the United Kingdom and United States of America and referencing other legal jurisdictions such as France, Japan, India, China and Saudi Arabia, Comparative Media Law and Ethics is suitable for upper undergraduate and postgraduate study and for professionals in the media who need to work internationally.The book focuses on the law of the United Kingdom, the source of common law, which has dominated the English speaking world, and on the law of the USA, the most



powerful cultural, economic, political and