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Fundamental Law for Journalists

Author

ISBN

9781552216699

Publication date

01/01/2023

Format

Paperback

Page extent

232

Publisher

AUD $49.95 gst included

SKU: 9781552216699 Categories: ,

Journalists will come across many arcane and sometimes obtuse legal concepts in the course of their work. Law is not an intuitive thing. It has developed over a millennium, and its basic rules often don’t seem logical — or even fair. Fundamental Law for Journalists gives journalists a primer on criminal and civil law, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, public law, legal research tools, and basic procedure. This book also examines the newest media source protection laws, defamation defences, and the laws against strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). Author Mark Bourrie has created this book as a guide to help journalists get the law right.

It’s also useful for editors, students, politically involved Canadians — including legislative assistants and activists — and anyone else who wants to know the legal rules that we live by.

Introduction

The Basics: The Origins of Law

Making the Sausage: How Policies Become Laws

The Court System

Covering Legal Issues

The Criminal Law System

The Civil Law System

The Justice System and the Media

Index

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