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2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LAW3196 Human Rights and Media Wrongs

20 creditsClass Size: 62

Module manager: Dr Paul Wragg
Email: p.m.wragg@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

Pre-requisite qualifications

Either of the two pre-requisite modules:

Pre-requisites

LAW1021	Constitutional Law I and II
LAW1220	Constitutional and Administrative Law

This module is mutually exclusive with

COMM3631	Media Law
LAW3280	Media Law

Module replaces

LAW3195 Privacy, Free Speech & the Media

This 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 freedom (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
- Demonstrate enhanced research skills in the location and analysis of relevant case and statutory materials and extra-legal rules
- Demonstrate enhanced oral communication skills as a result of active participation in seminar discussions

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 rights 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 preparation
Required reading before lectures
Reading and preparation for both seen examinations

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	Blog 1 x 1,500 words	33.00
Essay	Blog 1 x 1,500 words	33.00
Essay	Blog 1 x 1,500 words	34.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 31/03/2016

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