The Human Rights Act 1998 came into force last October. Media Law and Human Rights provides the reader with a valuable survey of UK and Convention media law. The main focus of the book is case law from the European Court of Human Rights and the European Commission. The authors discuss the impact of these cases on media law in all its strands.
The book covers the important Convention rights in this area: Article 10, Freedom of Expression; Article 8, Right to Respect of Private Life; Article 6, Right to a Fair Trial; Article 14, the right not to be discriminated against; Article 15, restrictions in times of war; and Article 17, restrictions on activities subversive of Convention rights.
