2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LAW3197 Media Freedom
20 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Nick Taylor
Email: N.W.Taylor@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
Pre-requisites
| LAW1200 | Foundations of Law |
This module is mutually exclusive with
| COMM3631 | Media Law |
| LAW3280 | Media Law |
Module replaces
LAW3196 Human Rights and Media WrongsThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to ...- Understand, analyse and apply the relevant legal and extra-legal rules governing issues relating to media freedome (including the traditional press and new media) in the UK in the context of i) Privacy and ii) Contempt of Court;
- Critically evaluate those rules within the context of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998
- Engage in informed discussion about the relationship between the relevant legal rules, their application and their theoretical perspectives
Learning outcomes
Allows participants to engage with the ethical issues relating to media freedom, particularly those arising from the Leveson Inquiry into the ethics, culture and practices of the press.
Syllabus
This module takes as its central theme the right to freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the UK and the interaction of these rights with other righjts guaranteed under the European Convention on Human rights including the right to a fair trial, the right to freedom of religion and the right to privacy. These issues are often highlighted through the actions of the media. With reference to case law and legal theory, the course enquires into the extent of media freedom (including new media) in the context of privacy law and the administration of justice and to consider government proposals to regulate these interactions, including the recommendations of the Leveson Report.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 22 | 1.00 | 22.00 |
| Seminar | 8 | 1.00 | 8.00 |
| Private study hours | 170.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 30.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
Seminar preparationRequired reading before lectures
Reading and preparation for both seen examinations
Methods of assessment
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Exam with advance information on questions | 2 hr 00 mins | 33.00 |
| Exam with advance information on questions | 3 hr 00 mins | 67.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100.00 | |
For the seen examination, candidates will be given 48 hours to independently research and prepare an answer to an essay-style question (there will be one question in the January exam and two questions for the May/June exam. Candidates will therefore have 96 hours to complete this exam).
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 04/07/2017
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