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This book is the first to incorporate current academic literature and case law on European, transnational, and international media law into a comprehensive overview intended primarily for students. It introduces the legal framework for globalised communication via mass media, and considers the transformative effect globalisation has had on domestic media law. Engaging case examples at the beginning of each chapter, and questions at the end, give students a clearer idea of legal problems and encourage them to think critically. A wide variety of topics - including media economics, media technology, and social norms concerning media publications - are discussed in relation to media law, and numerous references to case law and suggestions for further reading allow students to conduct independent research easily.
List of contents
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Fundamental rights and principles; 3. Restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom; 4. The jurisdictional question; 5. Broadcasting and other audiovisual media services; 6. Internet governance and regulation; 7. Telecommunications; 8. Data protection; 9. Copyright; 10. Media competition law; 11. Media law and state aid.
About the author
Jan Oster is Assistant Professor for EU Law and Institutions in the Department of History at Universiteit Leiden. He is also a visiting lecturer in media law at the Mainz Media Institute and King's College London. He received the Carla Musterd Award for Teaching in 2014, and is the author of Media Freedom as a Fundamental Right (Cambridge, 2015).
Summary
This textbook is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of European, transnational, and international media law. With engaging case examples, it discusses how a variety of topics - such as communication via mass media, social norms, media economics, media technology, and globalisation's effects on domestic law - relate to media law.
