The
legal Principles For Journalists:
Freedom
of expression - now secured in UK law through the
European Convention on Human Rights (Article 10). But also
protected by UK case law and precedent.
Rule
against prior restraint - the long standing
assumption in English law that any remedy should FOLLOW publication
rather than there be RESTRAINT or censorship before
it. The use of injunctions has tended to undermine this.
The
public interest - the idea that certain information is
particularly valuable to society as a whole. How the
information was gained (which may have involved dishonesty) is
secondary. This does not include information that is of interest to
the public like a kiss and tell story. There is a general public
interest which allows a broad range of material to be published.
Right
to a jury trial - juries have a history of being reluctant
to convict journalists who may argue they are serving the public
interest.
European
Convention on Human Rights -
Less pleasant aspect for some newspapers
is that the Convention has introduced the idea of Privacy (Article 8)
into British law
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