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1 online resource (272 pages) |
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Nijhoff Law Specials |
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Nijhoff law specials.
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| Contents |
Freedom of Expression and the Media; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction: Freedom of Expression and the Media; Free Speech, Communication and the State; Imposition or Empowerment? Freedom of Speech, Broadcasting and Impartiality; Impartiality in News Coverage: The Present and the Future; Packaged Voices: A Case Study on the Mediation of Minority Voices (Asylum Seekers) on Television News; The Council of Europe's Standards on Access to the Media for Minorities: A Tale of Near Misses and Staggered Successes |
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User Generated Content: Freedom of Expression and the Role of the Media in a Digital AgeFreedom of Expression: The BBC and User Generated Content; What has Human Rights Law Done for the Media?; Fighting Words-the War on Terror and Media Freedom; Conclusion: Utilising a Human Rights Framework; Appendix; Index |
| Summary |
Freedom of expression - particularly freedom of speech - is, in most Western liberal democracies, a well accepted and long established, though contested constitutional right or principle. Whilst based in ethical, rights-based and political theories such as those of: justice, the good life, personal autonomy, self determination, and welfare, as well as arrangements over legitimate government, pluralism and its limits, democracy and the extent and role of the state, there is always a lack of agreement over what precisely freedom of expression entails and how it should be applied. For the purpose |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Freedom of expression -- Great Britain
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Freedom of speech -- Great Britain
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Mass media -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
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Freedom of expression
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Freedom of speech
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Mass media -- Law and legislation
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Harrison, Jackie
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Woods, Lorna
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| ISBN |
9789004229402 |
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900422940X |
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