University of Mauritius

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Module Description

Module Name	Module Code	Lecture Hrs	Practical Hrs	Credits
Law relating to the Media	LAWS3211(5)	3	0	3

Description
Understanding the mauritian legal system and laws relating to the different forms of media; Constitutional rights and the media, freedom of expression, right to privacy, right to inform, “droit à l’image et sur l’image sur la personne et sur les biens”, “le principe de laïcité”, censorship, the Independent Broadcasting Authority, the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation Act; Civil and criminal aspects of defamation; forgery; contempt of court, right of reply; Contract law aspects and the media; Tort law aspects and the media; Cyberlaw: Trade and computer misuse, cybercrime, Information Communication Technologies Act, Electronic Transactions Act; Intellectual Property Law: copyright issues, oral history, trademarks.
Faculty	Department
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES	Department of Humanities
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: DILMAHOMED BOCUS Bibi Swaleha Telephone: 4037400 Email: s.dilmahomed@uom.ac.mu