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Legal and Media Dynamics: Liberalism and Autopoiesis Viewpoints

Author(s) Prof. Dr. Mona Purohit, Mr. Rishi Bhargava
Country India
Abstract This research investigates the complex interaction between the media and the judicial system, therefore transcending traditional worries about media effects to reveal an institutional basis for conflicts between the two systems. The media's self-assigned role as protectors of the common good, critically monitoring public life, gives them a wide mandate to uncover wrongs and weaknesses in the legal system. Legal systems, especially press freedom, safeguard this dynamic, seen as a sign of a healthy democracy. The classic liberal theory establishing this link, however, is being questioned. Critics range from worries about possible media bias towards entrenched social forces to doubts about the relevance of the watchdog model in a large-scale democracy. Drawing on the philosophy of autopoiesis, this article questions the dogma that the media can provide a more accurate picture of the legal system. Autopoiesis emphasises the different standards used by the legal system and the media to authenticate and shape reality by suggesting that social institutions are self-generated and mostly impenetrable to one another. The study of autopoiesis concerns the media's capacity to affect a closed and self-referential legal system, hence challenging the possibility of media-driven changes that might oppose the rule of law. Although the liberal watchdog model and autopoietic theory both support autonomy and conflict between media and legal institutions, the latter argues that media discourse directly contradicts truth assertions verified by the legal system. This paper aims to challenge traditional views and promote a more complex understanding of the complex interactions between law and media.
Keywords Legal System, Media Autonomy, Liberalism, Autopoiesis Theory, Judicial-Media Relations
Field Sociology > Administration / Law / Management
Published In Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On 2025-05-23
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.45777
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9mnzq
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