Media law is: The law which concerns all forms of expression: written, audible, visible, also: radio, television, posters, internet etc… The important condition is : ‘’The existence of a publication’’

1. Presentation-Tuesday 27th
October 2013
The basics of media law
Dr/YousraChaaban-assistante-
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2. The ILOs :intended learning
outcomes
1. What is media law
2. What are its branches
3. What are the texts references
4. What is a service provider
5. The right to information
6. The confidentiality of sources of journalist
7. The relevant parts to the case (in my point of view)
8. Where could we possibly find the answers
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chams

3. 1. What is : media law?
• Media law is:
The law which concerns all forms of
expression: written, audible, visible, also:
radio, television, posters, internet etc…
• The important condition is :
• ‘’The existence of a publication’’
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4. The notion of publication
• “The notion of publication” is debated but to
have this later we supposed a collective
character, not precising the recipients of a
message.
• There is efforts to define the notion of
publication in the article 1 of the Decree of 31
December 1993 on the legal deposit.
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6. 2. Some points must be
underlined
• French author-“there is no media law”
• The media law has an interdisciplinary
nature= it is‘a crossroads’’= UN Carrefour.
• Media law has necessarily a political effect
• The specifty of the European law
• So: Necessity of a codification to avoid
the incoherence.
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7. 3. What are the branches of
media law:
- Economic Law
- Professionals’ law
- Liability law
- The Copyright and neighboring rights
- The European and the international law if we are in an
international or an European scene
- Beside the concerning laws, there are some principals who
complete also the media regulation. The principals are the
most important
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8. 4.The texts references of media
law
Firstly the universal
inspirations
Secondly: the regional
inspirations
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9. Firstly the universal inspirations
oThe French declaration of rights of man and the citizen
1789 - article 11
o The first amendment to the United States constitution
1791
o The universal declaration of human rights of 1948 -
article 19 and article 27-it doesn’t have a binding force
o INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND
POLITICAL RIGHTS 1966- This text had binding force
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10. Secondly: the regional inspirations
oThe European convention on human rights 1945
oThe charter of fundamental rights of the
European union 2000
oThe American convention of human rights 1969
oIn Africa there is the charter on human and
people’s rights 1986.
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11. Some general remarks
• The states are under obligation
• Provide remedies
• The inability to reconcile several competing rights and freedoms.
• Texts more specific
• Freedom of expression and media does not escape to economic
principles
• The globalization/But the principal limit is the sovereignty of the
countries.
• The media law is very important as the view of the responsibles
of this year
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12. 5.The service provider
- A service provider (SP) is a company that
provides organizations with consulting,
legal, real estate, education,
communications, storage, processing, and
many other services.
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13. 6. The right to information
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14. 6.The relevant parts compared
to the case- assignments
• Case document:
• Service provider
• Centiplex: internet service=internet law/telecommunication/or software=a
service(Thon sang).
• Monopoly
• Dexian: Privacy
• Chain of contracts-contrats cadre
• Respect of fundamental principals of human rights and freedom of expression
• Hacking an account
• Protection of personnel data=protection des données personnelles.
• The entry of force of Mhugan act=l’entrée en vigueur.
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15. 7.Where could we possibly find the
answers?
• The Group Ain Shams University Moot Court 2013-14 on Facebook
http://pricemootcourt.socleg.ox.ac.uk/about
- Concerning the media law specially:
http://pricemootcourt.socleg.ox.ac.uk/preparing/participants/media-law
- http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en ( intelectuel proprety)
- “PCMLP” http://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/
- The UNC : it’s a center for media and policy.
- Google and Wikipedia.
- Books: ’Emmanuel Derieux avec le concours d’Agnès Granchet- Droit des médias :droit
français, européen et international, 6ème édition, L .G.D.J Lextenso éditions’’.
• The electronic version on ‘’www.lextenso-editions.fr’’
• Or any other book concerning the media law.
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16. Hope I was as clear as possible
and hope that was helpful for you
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