Course

Defamation and the Media - LAWS8014

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Academic Program must be 9231 or 5231 or 9220 or 5750 or 9200 or 5740 or 9210 or 9230 or 9214 or 5214.

Equivalent: JURD7514

Excluded: JURD7514

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The broad aims of this course are twofold: first, is to consider the significant restraints that defamation law and associated causes of action place on what can be published by the media; and second, is to consider whether the extent and scope of such restraints are appropriate. These aims are pursued through a detailed comparative analysis of defamation law in Australia, the UK and the US, as well as by looking at many of the practical aspects of defamation law that contribute to its impact on media freedom. Particular focus is placed on questioning the appropriate balance between the protection of personal reputation and the media’s perceived role in a democratic society as both ‘watchdog’ and ‘bloodhound’.

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