Teaching code

4S008067

Teacher

Daniele Butturini

Coordinator

Daniele Butturini

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

IUS/09 - PUBLIC LAW

Period

2 A, 2 B

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course aims to introduce students to the fundamental legal notions in the field of information and communication in order to let them fully understand the problems connected with professional publishing. The course focuses on the analysis of the right to free expression of thought and its relationship with other constitutional rights. At the end of the course the students will acquire the knowledge that will allow them evaluate in advance their abilities and limits ifor working in the publishing. They will acquire the tools to keep up to date in this field.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Knowledge fundamental Institutions of law.

Program

The themes of this university teaching will be the following:
- freedom of information in Italian Constitution;
- principal problems about the association of journalists;
- the protection of the right to freedom of expression with regard to the Internet and information technology.
- defamation and the journalists liability system;
- general issues and main legal aspects of copyright;
- independent administrative authorities in the field of information and communication.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Face to face lessons

Learning assessment procedures

Written exam with three open questions on the main topics of the course and valutating the theoretical and tecnical knowledge reached by the student. .
Students that will attend the lectures must study:
lectures notes.
Students that will not attend the lectures must study
Reference text:
Students that will not attend the lectures must study
Reference text:
- R. Razzante, Manuale di diritto dell'informazione e della comunicazione, Cedam, Wolters Kluwer, nona edizione, 2022, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, ,5, 6, 7.

Evaluation criteria

Goals of the examination:
- the knowledge of the exam program topics
- the depth and breadth of the acquired knowledge;
- the property of language;
- the ability to connect systematically knowledge;
- analytical and argumentative ability

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

evaluation expressed in thirtieths.

Exam language

Italiano