ABSTRACT
There is a large amount of overlap between this area and that of freedom of information, since freedom of information may broadly be viewed as one aspect of freedom of expression. The case of Shayler (2002), considered in Chapter 2, could readily be viewed as relating to both freedoms. Therefore, what may be termed ‘freedom of information issues’ may well be treated as aspects of freedom of expression. However, the overlap is not complete: in some circumstances, information may be sought where there is no speaker willing to disclose it and, therefore, such instances tend to fall only within the area of freedom of information. The current interest in further media regulation to protect privacy may well be reflected in civil liberties examinations; as such, you may well be called upon to consider the conflict between freedom of expression and privacy. In this book, that issue is covered in the chapter on privacy but, of course, the freedom of expression dimension is taken into account.
