ZURn6202 Media Law

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Monika Hanych, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
JUDr. Rostislav Vrzal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Mgr. Jakub Harašta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Ing. František Kasl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. MgA. Jakub Míšek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. MgA. Jan Motal, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each odd Friday 14:00–17:40 P24a
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(MN)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the problems of legal regulation of media, with an emphasis on the adoption of basic legal institutes in the field. Another objective of the course is to provide students with the ability to understand the basic steps in the regulation of speech and media law in general and to understand the principles and reasons for this regulation. The aim is to provide students with the ability to use legal information and interpret legal regulations in media and production practices.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- Understand the basics of media law;
- to explain basic legal institutions in the field of media law;
- use relevant legal information in media practice;
- to interpret the basic legislation of the area;
- Provide reasons for individual steps in media regulation and speech.
Syllabus
  • 1. Principal methods and fundamentals of media law. Media law system.
  • 2. Freedom of expression.
  • 3. Individual external (legal) restrictions on freedom of speech. The collision of freedom of expression with the protection of morality. Basic regulation of the conflict of freedom of expression and protection of the state. Protection of the judiciary and the limits of freedom of expression.
  • 4. Protection of an individual. Individual cases of conflict of freedom of speech with the protection of an individual. Regulation of the Civil Code. Privacy protection.
  • 5. The journalist and his legal status. Rights and duties of journalists. Comparison of legal regulation of journalists in the European space. Institute of Public Interest. Legal limits to investigative journalism.
  • 6. Administrative law regulation of printed media. Mandatory copies. Records of periodical printing. Periodical publications of the territorial self-governing unit. Basic jurisprudence in the field of press law.
  • 7. Basic administrative law institutes for regulation of radio and television broadcasting. License and registration. Content of radio and television broadcasting. Judicial practice in the field of radio and television broadcasting.
  • 8. Public service broadcasting. Specifications of the legal regulation of Czech Television and Czech Radio. Case law on public service broadcasting. Czech Press Office - basic legal regulation. Principles of radio and television broadcasting in election campaigns.
  • 9. Joint legal institutes of press law and broadcasting rights. Elements and principles of right of reply and rights to additional communication. The possibilities of judicial protection in the area. Protect the source and content of the information. International comparisons at the level of editorial secrets; examples of good practice.
  • 10. Specifics of speech on the Internet. Problems of jurisdiction.
  • 11. Legal regulation of advertising. Basic institutes of so-called advertising law.
  • 12. Summary of the course.
Literature
  • • ROZEHNAL, Aleš. Zákon č. 231/2001 Sb., o provozování rozhlasového a televizního vysílání a o změně dalších zákonů: Zákon č. 132/2010 Sb., o audiovizuálních mediálních službách na vyžádání a o změně některých zákonů (zákon o audiovizuálních mediálních s
  • POUPEROVÁ, Olga. Institucionální aspekty regulace médií. Vydání první. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2016, 255 stran. ISBN 9788075523358. info
  • Přehled judikatury ve věcech ochrany osobnosti. Edited by Jiří Doležílek. 3. aktualizované a rozší. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR, 2016, 326 stran. ISBN 9788075520746. info
  • MORAVEC, Ondřej. Mediální právo v informační společnosti (Media Law in Information Society). Praha: Leges, s.r.o., 2013, 288 pp. Student. ISBN 978-80-87576-52-6. info
  • HUDECOVÁ, Lucia, Lucie NECHVÁTALOVÁ and Štěpán VÝBORNÝ. Ochrana soukromí versus svoboda projevu médií. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 162 s. ISBN 9788021065215. URL info
  • BARTOŇ, Michal. Svoboda projevu: principy, garance, meze. Praha: Leges, 2010, 384 s. ISBN 9788087212424. info
  • ROZEHNAL, Aleš. Mediální právo. 2., rozš. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2007, 303 s. ISBN 9788073800338. info
Teaching methods
theoretical preparation, discussion at seminars, exercises, solving practical tasks
Assessment methods
seminars attendance, short essay, written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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