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This new addition to the Blackstone's Statutes series provides a comprehensive collection of important legislative provisions of UK, EC, and international law governing the print and broadcast media.

Richard Caddell graduated from University of Wales Cardiff in 1999 with an honours degree in Law and Spanish. In 2001 he earned an LL.M degree in Commercial Law, also from University of Wales, Cardiff, awarded with Distinction (both overall and also for the thesis). He was appointed to a lectureship in law at University of Wales, Bangor, in September 2004.
Howard Johnson is Assistant Director of Centre for Medico-Legal Studies and he has worked at Cardiff University since 1976. His interests range over commercial law, the law of intellectual property and media law. He is the Administrative Editor of the Butterworths Medico-Legal Reports and an Associate Editor of Communications Law.

Freedom of speech	p. 1
Bill of Rights 1688	p. 1
Human Rights Act 1998	p. 1
UN Declaration of Human Rights 1948	p. 15
UN International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966	p. 15
First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America 1787	p. 16
Canada Act 1982	p. 16
Defamation	p. 17
Slander of Women Act 1891	p. 17
Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888	p. 17
Defamation Act 1952	p. 18
Defamation Act 1996	p. 20
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974	p. 30
Limitation Act 1980	p. 31
Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989	p. 34
Courts and Legal Services Act 1990	p. 35
Access of Justice Act 1999	p. 35
Broadcasting Act 1990	p. 35
Civil Evidence Act 1968	p. 36
Supreme Court Act 1981	p. 37
Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996	p. 38
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988	p. 40
Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995	p. 44
Reporting restrictions	p. 47
Children and Young Persons Act 1933	p. 47
Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999	p. 50
Children Act 1989	p. 58
Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976	p. 59
Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992	p. 60
Sexual Offences (Protected Material) Act 1997	p. 65
Crime and Disorder Act 1998	p. 70
Criminal Justice Act 1987	p. 72
Criminal Justice Act 2003	p. 74
Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996	p. 76
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005	p. 82
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980	p. 87
Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1926	p. 89
Employment Tribunals Act 1996	p. 90
Inquiries Act 2005	p. 96
Contempt of court and the media	p. 99
Contempt of Court Act 1981	p. 99
Administration of Justice Act 1960	p. 106
Courts Act 2003	p. 107
Protection of confidential sources of information	p. 109
Contempt of Court Act 1981	p. 109
Terrorism Act 2000	p. 109
Election reporting	p. 111
Representation of the People Act 1983	p. 111
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000	p. 114
Local Government Act 1986	p. 115
Freedom of information and data protection	p. 117
Freedom of Information Act 2000	p. 117
Environmental Information Regulations 2004	p. 144
Data Protection Act 1998	p. 148
Official Secrets Act 1989	p. 175
Security Service Act 1989	p. 183
Privacy and media intrusion	p. 185
Protection from Harassment Act 1997	p. 185
Data Protection Act 1998	p. 191
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988	p. 196
Self-regulation of the print media	p. 197
Press Complaints Commission Code of Practice	p. 197
National Union of Journalists Code of Conduct	p. 200
Broadcasting regulation	p. 201
Broadcasting Act 1990	p. 201
Broadcasting Act 1996	p. 223
Communications Act 2003	p. 245
Council Directive 89/552/EEC [as amended by 97\36\EC]	p. 341
Council and European Parliament Audiovisual Media Services Draft Directive COM (2005) 646	p. 349
OFCOM Broadcasting Code	p. 355
BBC Royal Charter for the Continuance of the British Broadcasting Corporation	p. 369
BBC Licence Agreement	p. 376
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982	p. 381
Marine, etc., Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967	p. 382
Obscene, indecent and offensive material	p. 384
Obscene Publications Act 1959	p. 384
Obscene Publications Act 1964	p. 387
Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1955	p. 388
Protection of Children Act 1978	p. 390
Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937	p. 392
Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006	p. 392
Terrorism Act 2000	p. 397
International Criminal Court Act 2001	p. 397
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Blackstone's Statutes on Media Law

Blackstone's Statutes on Media Law

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