Media Law

Teacher(s)

Depreeuw Sari;

Language

Dutch

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

The first objective is to give an overview of the rules applicable to different types of expressions (e.g. press, audio and video, internet) at the Belgian, European and international level. The student will learn to identify the legal issues relating to expression in different media (traditional, social networks), the responsibilities of the different actors (author, publisher, intermediary, user, public) and the mechanisms to balance the rights and interests of the interested parties.

Content

Part 1: Freedom of expression (constitution, ECHR); intermediary liability; copyright; journalism, ethics and right of reply
Part 2: Restrictions to freedom of expression (privacy, personal data, discrimination/hate speech)
Part 3: Sectoral regulation (audiovisual services, advertising, SLAPP)

Teaching methods

Lectures

Evaluation methods

Oral examination based on group work (written preparation)

Bibliography

D. Voorhoof, P. Valcke Handboek mediarecht, Larcier 2014
A. Strowel, F. Jongen, Droit des médias et de la communication, Larcier, 2017

Faculty or entity

DRTB