Towards a Future-Proof Framework for the Protection of Minors in European Audiovisual Media

• Main Author: Madeleine de Cock Buning
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Utrecht University School of Law 2014-12-01
• Series: Utrecht Law Review
• Subjects: co-regulation; meta-supervision; audiovisual media; minors; children; media classification; fundamental rights
• Online Access: http://www.utrechtlawreview.org/articles/10.18352/ulr.298/

Legal domains that can be characterized by their high rate of change caused by either societal needs or economic and technological innovations form a constant challenge for their regulatory and supervisory authorities. This contribution aims at turning this perspective from a challenge to an opportunity by finding regulatory ways that adapt flexibly to the changing realities by examining a model for a private-public regulatory and enforcement regime for the protection of minors in audiovisual media and defining conditions.