CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES LAWS

Question 1

CLAUSE 14 IPSO

Answer 1

“Journalists have a moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information”

Question 2

SECTION 10 CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT 1981

Answer 2

No court may require a person to disclose, nor is any person guilty of contempt of court for refusing to disclose, the source of information contained in a publication for which he is responsible,

unless it be established to the satisfaction of the court that disclosure is necessary in the interests of justice or national security or for the prevention of disorder or crime.

Question 3

ARTICLE 10 EUROPEAN CONVENTION HUMAN RIGHTS

Answer 3

Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.