The South African legal structure -- Theoretical background to and principles of communications law -- The scope and content of the constitutional right to freedom of expression / communication -- Rights which strengthen and complement freedom of expression -- Constitutional limitations to freedom of expression / communication -- Censorship: control of the publication and dissemination of information -- The law of defamation -- Privacy -- Copyright -- Court proceedings -- Advertising -- Statutory limitations on freedom of speech and expression -- The law regulating the press -- The law regulating electronic communications -- The law relating to broadcasting -- The law regulating computers -- The law relating to entertainment.