Media Law in Australia Objective The objective of this work in writing is to examine media law in Australia and to answer the question of whether journalists should receive protection against revealing their sources in court. This work will discuss the merits of each side of the argument. Introduction Journalists are reported to be susceptible to being jailed for refusing to reveal their sources in court while simultaneously, journalist complain "they are denied access to information, particularly
Since the beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict there have been countless human rights violations committed by both sides, but the majority of violations have been carried out by Israel against the Palestinians. In looking at the conflict, one may believe that every attack has featured a human rights violation, but in order to be able to properly determine what human rights violations are, one must know the history of human rights and how they are protected. The idea of human rights started with
Journalism and the Law Journalism and its practices have been around since the 1700s back in England, where the first ‘pamphlet’ met the requirements of a newspaper. As time changes, rules and laws have been created to protect both: journalists behind a story, and any other people involved in the story. However, even with the changes that come with time, one thing that every journalist must have as their ultimate goal is to inform the people with objectivity. Laws vary from country to country
This paper will discuss the history of media shield laws in the U.S. and Hawaii. It will argue the pros and cons of the need and importance of such shield laws in Hawaii to help enhance the First Amendment. According to the West 's Encyclopedia of American Law (n.d.) shield laws are statues that “make communications between news reporters and informants confidential and privileged, freeing journalists of the obligation to testify about them in court.” The encyclopedia compares this to a doctor-patient
The quote derived form the Commission report suggests that bad character evidence should be treated with caution. In order to properly engage in the question one must first get a view of the evolution of the law on bad character evidence. Prior to the Criminal Justice Act 1989, (CJA 1989) at common law the accused was entitled to show evidence of his good character for the purpose of suggesting the he was less likely to have committed the offence. This evidence was only confined to evidence of reputation
include: Limited liability. An LLC shields its members from incurring liability for the business debts and obligations of the other members. The limited liability protection afforded by an LLC is a significant advantage over a general a partnership structure, which does not shield its partners from the liabilities of fellow partners in the event of a partner’s default or exit from the partnership Tax treatment. The IRS default rule stipulates that an LLC report taxes in the same manner as a partnership
Last week, the White House released a short, celebrity packed, 60-second public service announcement (PSA) on the topic of sexual assault. 1 is 2 Many addressed those who are in control of preventing sexual assault as its intended audience was those who can put a stop to sexual violence: the perpetrators or would-be offenders. Although this one minute announcement completed the task of bringing sexual assault to the forefront of discussion, it failed to encompass the central issues concerning the
Historically, the United States has adopted the English common law, where “a conviction of rape required evidence that the perpetrator used force or threats of force against the victim. Rape was defined as ‘carnal knowledge of a woman forcibly and against her will’”(Decker, 2011). Under this definition, in order for
words of Brooke Shields. Though questionably phrased, Ms. Shields gets right to the heart of matters. Tobacco smoking kills almost half of its regular partakers, with one person dying every six seconds from tobacco-related causes (WHO, 2014). It is one of the world’s most devastating health threats and nations across the world are working to combat its effects in a number of manners, most particularly in the form of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). This report will include a general
people and injured over 1,000. This event sparked the new phase of terrorism which involves the killing of human beings (Parachini). This building served as the ideal American landmark for the worst act of domestic terrorism in the United States (Shields) In modern United States history there is no more superlative tragedy than 9/11. On September 11,2001 19 militants, affiliated with the Islamic group al-Qaeda and financed by Saudi-Arabian fugitive Osama Bin Laden, and hijacked four airplanes (History