Comparative media law
Knowledge and understanding:
- Students must be able to orient themselves in the various supra-national and European sources which regulate the subject of the course
Applying knowledge and understanding:
- Students must be able to use appropriate legal research sources and understand when normative provisions may apply
Making judgements:
- Students must be able to distinguish between educational methodologies and legal constraints in the use of media
Communication skills:
- Students must be able to explain to a hypothetical class (or to their parents) the legal reasons which direct the use (or non-use) of media
Learning skills:
- The course aims at setting the basis for further knowledge in a field which surely will evolve form a normative point of view in the near future
Knowledge and understanding:
- Students must be able to orient themselves in the various supra-national and European sources which regulate the subject of the course
Applying knowledge and understanding:
- Students must be able to use appropriate legal research sources and understand when normative provisions may apply
Making judgements:
- Students must be able to distinguish between educational methodologies and legal constraints in the use of media
Communication skills:
- Students must be able to explain to a hypothetical class (or to their parents) the legal reasons which direct the use (or non-use) of media
Learning skills:
- The course aims at setting the basis for further knowledge in a field which surely will evolve form a normative point of view in the near future
teacher profile teaching materials
1.1. The European Convention on Human Rights
1.2 The European Charter of Fundamental Rights
2. BROADCASTING
2.1. Licensing
2.2. Financial resources
2.2.1. State aid
2.2.2. Advertising
2.2.3. Subscriptions
2.3. Content regulation on broadcasting media
2.3.1. Informational obligations
2.3.2. Protection of minors
2.3.3. Pornography
3. DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
3.1. Information and entertainment outlets
3.2. Business and organization communication
3.3. Social platforms
3.4. Individual communication
4. DATA PROTECTION
4.1. GDPR
4.2. Data protection in an educational context
4.3. Data protection and digital consumers
5. Digital communications, ethics and paedagogy
5.1. Human dignity
5.2. Women’s dignity
5.3. Hate speech
5.4. “Fake news”
Programme
1. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES1.1. The European Convention on Human Rights
1.2 The European Charter of Fundamental Rights
2. BROADCASTING
2.1. Licensing
2.2. Financial resources
2.2.1. State aid
2.2.2. Advertising
2.2.3. Subscriptions
2.3. Content regulation on broadcasting media
2.3.1. Informational obligations
2.3.2. Protection of minors
2.3.3. Pornography
3. DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
3.1. Information and entertainment outlets
3.2. Business and organization communication
3.3. Social platforms
3.4. Individual communication
4. DATA PROTECTION
4.1. GDPR
4.2. Data protection in an educational context
4.3. Data protection and digital consumers
5. Digital communications, ethics and paedagogy
5.1. Human dignity
5.2. Women’s dignity
5.3. Hate speech
5.4. “Fake news”
Core Documentation
E. Poddighe - P. Sammarco - V. Zeno-Zencovich, European Media and Communication Law [forthcoming, in open access, with the Roma TrE-Press]Reference Bibliography
during the course materials on current issues will be distributedType of delivery of the course
The 36 hours course will be held in hybrid mode. During the lessons everyday cases will be presented and discussed.Type of evaluation
The exam will consist in a two hour written exam. Together with the class it will be decided whether to hold it "closed books" [a choice among a list of questions] or "open books" [a fictional case with access to the Internet resources]. Grades will be given on the basis of the appropriateness of the answers, of the form of their expression, on the critical approach of the student.