Essential law for journalists

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  • Created on: 12-05-15 15:28
A law that deals with offences which harm the whole community and are considered to be an offence to the monarchy
Criminal law
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A law that concerns disputes between individuals and organisations and includes the redress of torts - that is, wrongs suffered
Civil law
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The main sources of law have traditionally been...?
Custom, precedent and statute
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An ... is a statement which may seem inoffensive to some people but which will be seen as defamatory by people with special knowledge
Innuendo
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'The ... and ... must be taken together.'
Bane and antidote
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A law that concerns disputes between individuals and organisations and includes the redress of torts - that is, wrongs suffered

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Civil law

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The main sources of law have traditionally been...?

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Card 4

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An ... is a statement which may seem inoffensive to some people but which will be seen as defamatory by people with special knowledge

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Card 5

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'The ... and ... must be taken together.'

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