ZURb1217 Selected topics of media law

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Monika Hanych, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Bc. Pavlína Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Fri 20. 9. 15:00–18:00 Studio 527, Fri 11. 10. 15:00–18:00 Studio 527, Fri 25. 10. 15:00–18:00 Studio 527, Fri 1. 11. 15:00–18:00 Studio 527, Fri 15. 11. 15:00–18:00 Studio 527, Fri 6. 12. 15:00–18:00 Studio 527
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! ZUR328 Media regulation && ( ZURb1109 Journalism ethics and regulation || ZUR105 Introduction to news reporting )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to develop students' knowledge in the field of media regulation; to expand information on media law to other European countries; to teach students to apply principles and norms of legal regulation to specific journalistic activities. The complexity of the course is based on the requirements of the application sphere, as elaborated in the market analysis.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: Identify and describe the principles of media regulation; Compare basic approaches to legal regulation of media in Europe; Apply principles and norms of legal regulation to specific journalistic activities; Identify potential legal issues of journalistic practice; Analyze judicial decisions in the area of media law.
Syllabus
  • Topics: 1. Basic methods of media regulation. 2. The concept of freedom of speech. 3. Individual external (legal) restrictions on freedom of expression. 4. Protection of personality. 5. The journalist and his legal status. 6. Administrative law regulation of printed media. 7. Basic administrative law institutes for regulation of radio and television broadcasting. 8. Public service broadcasting. Specification of the legal regulation of Czech Television and Czech Radio. 9. Joint legal institutes of press law and broadcasting rights. 10. Specifics of speech on the Internet. Problems of jurisdiction. 11. Legal regulation of advertising. Basic institutes of so-called advertising law. 12. Summary of the topic.
Literature
  • POUPEROVÁ, Olga. Institucionální aspekty regulace médií. Vydání první. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2016, 255 stran. ISBN 9788075523358. info
  • ROZEHNAL, Aleš. Mediální právo. 2. rozšířené vydání. Pzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2015, 463 stran. ISBN 9788073805494. info
  • MORAVEC, Ondřej. Mediální právo v informační společnosti (Media Law in Information Society). Praha: Leges, s.r.o., 2013, 288 pp. Student. ISBN 978-80-87576-52-6. info
  • HUDECOVÁ, Lucia, Lucie NECHVÁTALOVÁ and Štěpán VÝBORNÝ. Ochrana soukromí versus svoboda projevu médií. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 162 s. ISBN 9788021065215. URL info
  • Zákon č. 231/2001 Sb., o provozování rozhlasového a televizního vysílání a o změně dalších zákonů ; Zákon č. 132/2010 Sb., o audiovizuálních mediálních službách na vyžádání a o změně některých zákonů (zákon o audiovizuá. Edited by Aleš Rozehnal. Vyd. 2. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2011, ix, 289. ISBN 9788073576288. info
  • BARTOŇ, Michal. Svoboda projevu: principy, garance, meze. Praha: Leges, 2010, 384 s. ISBN 9788087212424. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, seminars, homework, reading.
Assessment methods
Students will receive the credit after completing assigned tasks and attending classes.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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