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Week 3<br />

Lectures: The legal system and courts. Sources of law. The constitution.<br />

Seminar: Journalism and citizenship: should journalists have special rights<br />

Readings <strong>for</strong> week 4: Bussiek & Bussiek (2004) Tool Box 1. Pp. 38 -42<br />

Lichtenberg, J. Foundations and limits of freedom of the press. In Lichtenberg, J.<br />

(Ed.) (1990).<br />

Week 4<br />

Lectures: Freedom of expression. Constitutional provisions. International<br />

instruments. Seminar: Discuss the environment <strong>for</strong> freedom of the media in our<br />

country.<br />

Reading <strong>for</strong> week 5: Bussiek & Bussiek (2004). Tool box 1, pp. 45 – 49.<br />

Week 5<br />

Lectures: Protecting national security and public order.<br />

Seminar: How do you define the national interest<br />

Readings <strong>for</strong> Week 6: Bussiek & Bussiek (2004). Tool box 4 pp 1 – 35<br />

Mendel (2003): case study pertaining to your country.<br />

Week 6<br />

Lectures: Access to in<strong>for</strong>mation laws and procedures. Protection of whistleblowers.<br />

Seminar: Should citizens have access to in<strong>for</strong>mation held by private bodies<br />

Reading <strong>for</strong> Week 7: to be assigned by teacher (country-specific)<br />

Week 7<br />

Lectures: Rules of court reporting. Contempt of court, sub judice rules.<br />

Seminar: Discuss the sub judice rule as it applies in your country.<br />

Readings <strong>for</strong> Week 8: Bussiek & Bussiek (2004). Tool box 1, pp. 56 – 57.<br />

Cram (2006) Chapter 5: Wounding words: The constitutional challenge posed by hate<br />

speech in modern liberal democracies.<br />

Week 8<br />

Lectures: How do you strike a balance between protection of vulnerable groups and<br />

freedom of expression Laws regulating blasphemy, hate speech, and racism.<br />

Seminar: Does freedom of expression include the freedom to offend Discuss.<br />

Readings <strong>for</strong> Week 9: Cram (2006) Chapter 6: Sexually explicit expression and the<br />

courts.<br />

Week 9<br />

Lectures: Protection of social values. Obscenity and pornography. Violence and<br />

brutality. Protecting children.

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