20711635 - PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION LAW

Learning objectives: Basic knowledge of the notions of public law and critical analysis of information and communication law.
Expected learning outcomes: a) ability to reconstruct the main institutions of public law; b) ability to recognize in practice the main legal issues in the fields of information and communication law; c) introduction to the legal regulation of personal and non-personal data and their influence on information and communication law.
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Programme

GENERAL NOTIONS: a) elements of public law; b) Freedom of expression and personal rights; b) Freedom of information in the constitutional framework; c) Limits to freedom of expression; d) The right to report, criticize and satire.
INSTITUTIONAL PROFILES: The governing and guarantee bodies of the information and communication system.
THE SECTORS: a) Regulation of the press and the journalistic profession; b) Radio and television; c) Entertainment; d) Telecommunications; e) Regulation of the internet.
THE CROSS-CUTTING TOPICS: a) Confidentiality and privacy; b) Information and communication of public administrations; c) Political communication.

Core Documentation

R. Zaccaria, A. Valastro, E. Albanesi, Diritto dell'informazione e della comunicazione, WK - Cedam, Padova, 2023 (excluding chapters 6, 9 e 14).

Attendance

Attendance at the course is not mandatory

Type of evaluation

The assessment of learning takes place primarily during the face-to-face lessons (if applicable, digitally) in which the course is structured, requiring the active participation of students in retracing and repeating the topics covered. Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (DSA) may request the accommodations to be granted during exams through the dedicated University portal, available at the following link: https://www.uniroma3.it/roma-tre-inclusiva-studenti-con-disabilita-e-con-dsa/