Canadian Law and Media

Breaking confidentiality of an individual would be considered as violating personal rights for privacy and the media can be subjected to court. However it is the role of the media to blow the whistle to unlawful behavior and dishonesty among the private sectors like government corruption that would affect members of the public. such cases may not require a test for confidentiality but other rules regarding protection of public rights and resources should apply. Reporting illegal cases affecting the members of the public is within the regulatory boundaries of the media and Lac Minerals test may not apply. Work cited Paterson, Chris, and Seeta P. " Health, 9 May 2016, www. health-ni. gov. uk/articles/common-law-duty-confidentiality. The court may impose publication bun to the media limiting publication of court cases information with the aim of protecting fairness and integrity of the case, the privacy or safety of the victim or witness or child or youth identity responsible for the case.

Under the Criminal Code publication ban statutory, the information recorded can only be viewed but limited to photocopying, publishing, broadcasting, or even transmitted. Some of the personal information may also be prohibited from being published in the record. "Guidelines - Bans On Publication. " Ministry of the Attorney General, 23 May 2018, www. attorneygeneral. During the investigation, surveillance, and evidence gathering period, the court provides a reasonable expected privacy for the individuals involved as provided under the criminal law act in Canada. Lucock, Carole, and Katie Black. "Anonymity and the law in canada. " On the Identity Trail, idtrail. org/files/ID%20Trail%20Book/9780195372472_kerr_25. a. It would probably be an act of contempt to indicate that an accused allegedly murdered a victim while on parole.