Media Freedom and Contempt of Court

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Contents: Introduction Part I The Open Justice Principle: Courts, transparency and public confidence - to the better administration of justice, Beverley McLachlin The principle of open justice: a comparative perspective, J.J. Spigelman A public right to know about public institutions: the 1st Amendment as sword, Anthony Lewis Name suppression: an adjunct to the presumption of innocence and to mitigation of sentence, Roderick Munday Automatic reporting restrictions in criminal proceedings and Article 10 of the ECHR, Ian Cram Democracy and the demystification of courts: an essay, David A. Anderson. Part II Cameras in the Court-Room: Courts on television, Martin Dockray Cameras in the courtroom - not without my consent, M. David Lepofsky A comparative analysis of 1st Amendment rights and the televising of court proceedings, Daniel Stepniak. Part III Prejudicial Media Publicity: Punishing the press: using contempt of court to secure the right to a fair trial, Stephen J. Krause You say 'fair trial' and I say 'free press': British and American approaches to protecting defendants' rights in high profile trials, Joanne Armstrong Brandwood Pre-trial publicity and its treatment in the English courts, David Corker and Michael Levi Fundamental rights, fair trials and the new audio-visual sector, Clive Walker Empirical and legal perspectives on the impact of pre-trial publicity, T.M. Honess, S. Barker, E.A. Charman and M. Levi. Part IV Journalists' Privilege Not to Reveal Sources: Protecting journalists' sources: Section 10, Contempt of Court Act 1981, Stephanie Palmer The priestly class: reflections on a journalist's privilege, William E. Lee Protection against judicially compelled disclosure of the identity of news gatherers confidential sources in common law jurisdictions, Janice Brabyn Name index.