B000255 - MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION LAW

Specialized law training about freedom of expression, information and media constitutional and legislative chief institutions, involved basic rights protection and multimedia convergence, publishing, broadcasting, communications, technological innovation, evolution of digital markets and show rules and regulations.

Knowledge about freedom of information in constitutional and european regulation, changes in mass media national regulation, and effects made by ECHR and EU law. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding, and find regulatory, bibliographical and case law material to frame up main legal problems about regulation of freedom of information and communication

Public law institutions. Moreover, it's suggested passing of the esam Comparative and european constitutional law

Front teaching lessons: total 42 hours

Intermediate test will be carried out, where possible, by a written exam (open questions, going on one hour) at the end of the course's first module, anyway by mode expalined during the course. Final test will be carried out by an oral exam.

Freedom of expression, information and communication: constitutional outlines (artt. 21 e 15), contents and guarantees; right to information and right to report; limits to freedom of information: public decency, secret, reputation, privacy and personal identity; principle of pluralism and constitutional rules about press and broadcasting; agencies and purposes to rule and protect communications: multimedia convergence law and rules; ROC, antitrust regulation and communication companies; press regulation: publishing system, economic aids, supply and sale; broadcasting regulation: mixed system, frequencies planning, funding and public service; operators' duties and users' shelter; new media and web; national and EU regulation of electronic communications and universal service; web legal issues; political and electoral communication; show business: cinema and theatre