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TPB2012-024<br />

Module A [Code not yet available]<br />

Introduction to press law †<br />

Press freedom history<br />

Prior restraint<br />

Press ownership law<br />

United Kingdom Press Complaints Commission<br />

United Kingdom National Union of Journalists Code of Conduct<br />

United Kingdom Advertising St<strong>and</strong>ards Authority<br />

Module B [Code not yet available]<br />

Sequence: module A must be attempted before module B<br />

Defamation <strong>and</strong> privacy †<br />

Defining defamation<br />

Defenses: truth, fair comment, absolute privilege, qualified privilege<br />

Civil <strong>and</strong> criminal libel<br />

Privacy law: the United Kingdom <strong>and</strong> the United States compared<br />

Breach of confidence<br />

Module C [Code not yet available]<br />

Sequence: module A must be attempted before module C<br />

Other restrictions on the press †<br />

Contempt of court: strict liability, reporting restrictions<br />

Contempt of Parliament<br />

The United Kingdom Official Secrets Act<br />

Module D [Code not yet available]<br />

Sequence: module A must be attempted before module D<br />

Open justice †<br />

Court reporting: the United States <strong>and</strong> the United Kingdom compared<br />

Restrictions on reporting: criminal cases, national security cases, family cases, children<br />

Private international law in international commercial litigation<br />

(expected to be available during 2013) †<br />

(Note: This course does not cover family law or the law of succession.)<br />

Module A [LWM67A]<br />

Introduction to private international law in international commercial litigation †<br />

History of private international law<br />

The individualist theories of private international law<br />

The state theories of private international law<br />

The economic theories of private international law<br />

Module B [LWM67B]<br />

Sequence: module A must be attempted before module B.<br />

Jurisdiction <strong>and</strong> competence of courts in private international law †<br />

Introduction to the jurisdiction <strong>and</strong> competence of courts<br />

The system under the Brussels Regulation (No. 44/2001)<br />

The traditional rules of jurisdiction in Engl<strong>and</strong>, France <strong>and</strong> Germany<br />

Deleted: not yet available –<br />

this course is not<br />

Deleted: before 2011<br />

Deleted: Code not yet<br />

available<br />

Deleted: Code not yet<br />

available<br />

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