基本説明
Takes account of forthcoming statutory changes including the Human Rights Bill and the Data Protection Bill.
Full Description
"The new edition of McNae's Essential Law for Journalists has been fully updated to encompass recent and forthcoming changes in the law as they affect journalists. It is essential reading for journalists and journalism students, and increasingly for media law practitioners.The book is required reading on journalism courses accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists and provides the background legal knowledge required for the award of an NVQ in regional newspaper journalism. With the growing complexity of the law faced by busy journalists in their day-to-day work, McNae is becoming an increasingly necessary quick-reference book in newsrooms."
Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Starting proceedings: reporting the courts; 3. Crimes; 4. Magistrates courts: summary proceedings; 5. Magistrates courts: preliminary hearings; 6. Juveniles in the courts; 7. The crown court and the appeal courts; 8. Sexual offences and other statutory restrictions; 9. Magistrates courts: civil functions; 10. The civil courts; 11. Admission to the courts and access to court information; 12. Challenging the courts; 13. Divorce; 14. Bankruptcy and company liquidation; 15. Inquests; 16. Tribunals and inquiries; 17. Contempt of court; 18. Defamation; 19. What the claimant must prove; 20. How much protection?; 21. Criminal libel, slander, and malicious falsehoods; 22. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act; 23. Breach of confidence; 24. The journalist's sources; 25. Race relations; 26. Election law; 27. Information from government; 28. Copyright; 29. Official secrets; 30. Human Rights Act 1998; 31. The Codes; 32. Privacy; 33. Data Protection Act 1998; 34. The broadcast journalist; 35. Northern Ireland; Glossary; Book list; Appendix: Will your story contravene the Official Secrets Act?; Index
