Media Freedom under the Human Rights Act looks at the substantive law governing freedom of expression in the media. Written by two leading experts in the field of media law, this new book considers the contrasting models of media control and the impact of the internet upon them. It also covers the impact of the Human Rights Act on media and broadcasting regulation. The authors use a wide range of sources from the UK, Europe and USA.

• 1.: Introduction


• Part 1 - Article 10 European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act


• 2.: Strasbourg, media freedom and proportionality: Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights


• 3.: The Human Rights Act in the context of media freedom


• Part 2 - The administration of justice and media freedom; fairness of proceedings; the open justice principle


• 4.: Introduction: free speech and fair trial values


• 5.: Free speech and fair trials: reporting restrictions


• 6.: Free speech and fair trials: prejudicing proceedings


• 7.: Protection of journalistic sources


• Part 3 - Media freedom, offence, morality and hate speech


• 8.: Pornography: hate speech?


• 9.: Blasphemy, racial hatred and religious hatred


• 10.: Censorship and regulation of the visual media on the ground of avoiding offence: general issues of law and policy


• 11.: Regulating broadcasting on grounds of avoiding offence


• 12.: Regulation of films, videos and the internet


• Part 4 - Media freedom and the protection of privacy


• 13.: Privacy and freedom of expression: Strasbourg jurisprudence in UK courts


• 14.: Protection for privacy against the press in the Human Rights Act era


• 15.: Defences to the tort of misuse of private information and remedies


• 16.: Restrictions protecting the private and family life of children


• 17.: Regulation of the broadcast media and the protection of privacy


• Part 5 - Copyright and media freedom


• 18.: Copyright law, Article 10 and media freedom


• Part 6 - Media freedom and political speech


• 19,: Official secrecy, access to information and the media


• 20.: Freedom of political expression in broadcasting


• 21.: Defamation and political speech


• 22.: Conclusions

Helen Fenwick, Professor of Law, University of Durham
Gavin Phillipson, Professor of Law, University of Durham