A Comparative Study of Civil Liability Arising from the Activities of Iran and the UK Media Law

Abstract

Mass media are Accurate and sensitive tool for leading public opinion toward targeted different topics, in Iran media have not obtained its high dignity and due to political games in the society, penal encounter instead of imposing civil liability was a focal issue. Civil liability enters where the act or omission that caused harm to a person and it has its own documentation in different media Different people interact in the community with the environment which can benefit from the various media tools and the use of these tools is different. The media are communication tools in general. Relationship between one or various people in the media occur when the media transfer its purpose as a verbal symbol (word or words) or non-verbal (pictures ...) to the audience. In this way, definitely a mustrelated laws and how to compensate for damages caused by the activities of the media should be considered. Therefore, the specific legislation for imposing and bearing civil liability for social media in contemporary Iran and Britain can reduce the cultural arena of criminal behavior and contribute to the survival of the Media.