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hostage-taking crisis situations, media law

Hostage-taking crisis situations, media law

The so-called “troop-ship exception” to the illegality of prior restraint allows government, in time of war, or a situation “tantamount to war” to control the publication or airing/ broadcast of information on the movement of troops or deployment of ships etc.

Newspeg: “An audio recording believed to be those of two German hostages of the Abu Sayyaf has them appealing to both the Philippine and Germany governments “to do all they can” to get them out of captivity “as soon as possible” and anxious over their medical condition on top of the threat to their lives”. (News TV 5 and Interaksyon). (this podcast plays automatically)

(5 seconds of intro music from “The Hurt Locker” used here non-commercially for academic purposes).

constitutional law, media law

Intro to media law, concepts in constitutional law, origins, marichulambino

if on mobile device, pls click “Listen in browser” on the soundcloud pod below to play the podcast, then scroll down below for the introductory text. Tnx.

CODE

This is for media law students.

Start of the intro to media law. Origins, concepts in constitutional law. (details of my notes on origins, Philippine constitutional law, to be distributed in a handout)

The introduction to media law consists of concepts in constitutional law. For Philippine constitutional law, we start with 1896 — when the inhabitants of this country were unified, culminating in the birth of the nation.

Origins.

( And then, part two is hierarchy of laws. Part three is the structure of the judiciary. This is the start of part one.)

My notes on the origins of Philippine constitutional law:

1896, the revolutionary movement. Based on extant records, the following are the fundamental codes and charters established by the revolutionary movement, the Katipunan, and by the revolutionary government organized after the overthrow of the Spanish colonial rulers: (this podcast plays automatically). Image by Carlos Francisco, music by John Lennon, a short clip — both reproduced here for non-commercial and academic purposes.