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LEC721S - LEGAL ETHICS ISSUES IN COMMUNICATION - 1ST OPP - NOVEMBER 2023 |
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nA,m I B IIA u n IVE RS ITV
OF SCI En CE Ano TECH nOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCEAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATION
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BCMM
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: LEC721S
COURSE: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUESIN
COMMUNICATION
SESSION: NOVEMBER, 2023
DURATION: THREE HOURS
PAPER: {PAPER 1}
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
DR C PEEL
MODERATOR Ms EMILY M. BROWN
INSTRUCTIONS
1.Answer ONE question from Section A, and TWO QUESTIONS from Section B.
2.Read all the questions carefully before answering them.
3. Indicate whether you are a FT, PT, or DE student.
THIS EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF_ 4_PAGES {Including this front page}
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SECTION A:
Section A consists of one compulsory question. ALL CANDIDATES MUST ATTEMPT THIS
QUESTION. You may NOT substitute this question with a question of your choice.
Question 1
50 marks
Sigmund Freud wrote in his published 1930 work, Civilisation and its Discontents, that
Men are not gentle creatures ...they are, on the contrary, creatures among
whose instinctual endowments is to be reckoned a powerful share of
aggressiveness. As a result, their neighbour is for them not only a potential
helper or sexual object, but also someone who tempts them to satisfy their
aggressiveness on him ...Homo homini lupus.
(a) What significance does Freud's statement hold in arguing for the necessity of
legal and ethical codes in modern societies? ............................................... 8 marks
(b) Describe two examples, preferably published and verified, of cases or persons
that demonstrate Freud's statement to be true in respect of a human's
wickedness toward fellow-humans ..................................................................6. marks
(c) Define Ethics and, with the use of relevant examples, apply your definition
to (i) group standards; and (ii) individual norms ............................................6. marks
(d) In your own words, explain the difference between Ethics and Law. Marks for
sub-question (d) will be awarded as follow:
1. Explanation of statutory law ..............................................................................5. marks
2. Explanation of common law/case law ..............................................................5 marks
3. Explanation of customary law ............................................................................5. marks
4. Explanation of how Ethics differs from each of the categories of law .......15 marks
SECTION B.............. Please Turn Over
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SECTION B: ANSWER TWO QUESTIONS ONLY
Question 2
25 marks
Determine the circumstances under which a judge or presiding officer may make the
following orders in court or other judicial proceedings, and explain how each order might
affect public commentary and media coverage of the proceedings:
(a) A directive to conduct the proceedings, in whole or in part, in camera. (5 marks)
(b) A directive to protect the identity of one or more of the witnesses
from media-exposure
(5 marks)
(c) A ruling that holds a journalist in contempt of court.
(5 marks)
(d) An order to deny permission to film court proceedings.
(5 marks)
Question 3
25 marks
With reference to relevant examples, distinguish between law and public policy. On what
moral basis are the governed expected to adhere to both law and public policy? Marks will
be apportioned as follows:
1) Definition of law, with one example ................................................................ .5 marks
2) Definition of public policy, with one example................................................ 5 marks
3) Distinction between law and public policy ............................................................5 marks
4) Demonstration of the benefits of the "moral right to govern" and the
responsibilities of citizens ..................................................................................... 10 marks
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Question 4
25 marks
In order to illustrate which privacy rights should be statutorily protected, list six categories
of public disclosure of private and embarrassing facts which can be pursued by a civil
lawsuit or a public prosecution in court. Give one example for each category. Marks will
be apportioned as follows:
(a) Six categories of public disclosure of private and embarrassing facts .............12.5 mks
(b) One example for each category ..........................................................................1..2. .5 mks
Question 5
25 marks
For a claim of defamation to succeed, which six factors need to be proved by the plaintiff?
{12 marks). Justify, with one example for each factor, the importance of each factor in
establishing the injury to the plaintiff. {13 marks)
End of Examination Question Paper
Total: 100 marks
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