Press regulation: international comparisons

This Note provides a brief overview of systems of press regulation in a number of foreign countries. Where possible, it details the sanctions available to the regulator in the event that a newspaper breaches a voluntary or statutory code of industry practice. If there is an established mechanism for the arbitration of press complaints, this is noted.

Unless otherwise stated, information in this Note was supplied to the House of Commons Library by the research services of the relevant parliaments.

A companion Note, Press regulation: the debate, looks at the position in the UK.