MEDIA LAW

The objectives of the course of Media Law are to:

• develop an understanding of the central principles of media law and to critically evaluate the relationship between media and law;

• enable students to develop an understanding of free speech protection in Rwanda, and the claims of media to free speech protection;

• provide students with an understanding of laws which can affect media content;

• enable students to develop an appreciation of how claims to free speech are balanced with competing interests such as the protection of reputation, privacy and the proper administration of justice;

• enable students to articulate the ethical issues that are relevant to media conduct;

• encourage students to begin to consider the globalization of media law.