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Contents
15 Official Secrets 228 Part VIII The Law under the
John Wadham European Convention on
15.1 Introduction 228 Human Rights 267
15.2 Section 1 of the Official
19 The Human Rights Act 1998 269
Secrets Act 1911: spying 229
Hugh Tomlinson QC
15.3 The Official Secrets Act 1989:
19.1 Introduction 269
specific disclosure of official
19.2 The basic scheme of the
information 230
Human Rights Act 1998 269
15.4 The Defence Advisory Notice
19.3 The Convention rights 275
system 238
19.4 The HRA and the right to
privacy 281
19.5 Other areas of impact on the
media 282
16 Parliamentary Proceedings and
Elections 240
Tom Cassels and Rebecca Handler Part IX The Law in Other
16.1 Introduction 240 Jurisdictions 287
16.2 Parliamentary proceedings 241
20 The Law in Scotland 289
16.3 Elections 243
Rosalind McInnes
20.1 Introduction 289
20.2 Defamation 289
20.3 Reporting restrictions 294
20.4 Contempt of court 297
Part VII Media Regulation 247
17 Professional Regulatory Bodies 249 21 The Law in the United States of
Tom Cassels America 305
17.1 Introduction 249 Estelle Overs
17.2 The press: history of 21.1 Introduction 305
self-regulation 249 21.2 Defamation 306
17.3 The Press Complaints 21.3 Copyright 309
Commission 252 21.4 New media 312
17.4 Broadcasting: semi 21.5 Invasion of privacy 317
self-regulation 258 21.6 Reporting restrictions 320
17.5 The Broadcasting Standards 21.7 Contempt of court 321
Commission 258 21.8 Protection of journalistic
17.6 The Independent Television sources 321
Commission 260 21.9 Obscenity and racial
17.7 The Radio Authority 261 discrimination 321
17.8 Other broadcast bodies 261 21.10 Freedom of information 322

Appendix A Glossary of Legal Terms 325
Appendix B Professional Bodies 330
18 Advertising 263
Tom Cassels and Rebecca Handler Appendix C Specimen Agreements 335
18.1 Introduction 263
Bibliography 355
18.2 The Code of Advertising
Practice 263 Index 357
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