Class Communication and Information Law

The content of the course aims to provide students with fundamental contact with law, specifically law that has a direct relationship with their area of ¿¿study: communication and journalism.

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Morals and Law -Sources and Historical Evolution of Communication Law -The ethics of journalists The Fundamental Rights of the Constitution - Protection Regimes; -Collision of fundamental rights; -Freedom of expression and information and freedom of the press. Communication and Information Law in the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic and in ordinary law Freedom of the Press - The rights of journalists - Business freedom and guarantees of independence and pluralism in Social Communication - The limits of press freedom The Social Communication Regulation - Regulation in a digital and global context Justice and Social Communication -Media interest in judicial matters -Newspaper coverage of court proceedings -Criminal proceedings

Classes will be expository and interactive, encouraging the participation of all students.

ASCENSÃO, José de Oliveira, O Direito - Introdução e Teoria Geral, Coimbra: Almedina, 13ª Edição, 2022;  SOUSA, Miguel Teixeira de, Introdução ao Direito, Coimbra: Almedina, Reimpressão 2023; AMORIM, Ana Clara Azevedo de, Manual de Direito da Publicidade, Petrony Editora, 2023.   Legislação: Constituição da República Portuguesa; Código da Publicidade; Regulamento Geral sobre a Proteção de Dados; Decreto-Lei das Práticas Comerciais Desleais.