E c u a d o r

1. Constitutional Framework
   
   
2. Specific Press Laws
   
   
3. Broadcast Laws and the Content of imformation
   
   
4. Status of International Treaties in National Law
   
   
5. Special Judicial Structure for the Press
   
   
6. Mandatory Licensing and University Degree Requirements
   
   
7. Criminal Libel, Civil Defamation: Slander and Libel
   
   
8. Right to a Good Name, to privacy, to own image
   
   
9. Other Restrictions on the Content of Information
   
   
10. Right of Reply and of Retraction
    
    
11. Contempt and Seditious Libel
    
    
12. Professional Secrecy or Protection of Sources
    
    
13. Conscience Clause
    
    
14. Public Information and Access to Government Information
    
    
15. Ethic Codes or Selfregulation
    
    
16. Copyright in Newspapers
    
    
17. Regulation of Ownership and Registration Requirements of Publications
    
    
18. Regulation of Foreign Ownership of Publications
    
    
19. Antitrust Laws Limiting Capital Concentration in the Print Media
    
    
20. Restrictions on Advertising
    
    
21. Regulation on Distribution of Newspapers, Magazines or Publications
    
    
22. Legislative Bills that would Affect the Press
    

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