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There is no doubt that the implementation of law is a complicated socio-legal process which involves many institutions and modes. Judiciary and media are the two most influential and independent institutions. Court is the first and last place where justice is sought. Media, on the other hand is an indirect agent that assists police and judiciary in serving justice to suffering people by bringing violators of law before their notice. Media is the fourth pillar of democracy and it is not an exaggeration. It is a reflection of societyand a powerful weapon in implementing laws. Although the Indian constitution does not have a clear-cut act defining the liberty of the press but it is vividly explicit in the freedom of speech and expression under the Article 19(1) (a). This Article guarantees freedom of speech and expression. Media reports news, provides information and is a critique of issues and problems for the public. The fundamental function of any kind of media is to make the public aware. Newspapers are always busy in answering the questions of events and happenings and it is for this reason that Media is easily accessible to all. It keeps people well informed on every aspect with its candid and honest reporting.

Media Role:

The role of Media in raising awareness on human rights, civil and political rights can never be underestimated. It helps to muster people to recognize and protect human rights and helps in bringing the violators to justice. It’s reporting of cases of human rights violations and other criminal cases and punishments helps in bringing down the incidences of abuse and violation. By exposing every crime, Media has far reaching effects as it puts pressure on authorities to implement laws properly so that justice can be provided. Thus, Media is an implementer of law and acts as a watchdog on anything susceptible. It creates pressure on agencies to implement laws properly. Thus, Media is a diagnostic and analytical tool for discussing the different problems and their improper implementation, if any. The Governments and institutions adopt policies to raise the standard of actual implementation of polices and improve the functioning of the various law implementing agencies.

Media ethics:

Media Ethics has been defined as a role to deal with the specific ethical principles and standards of media.Media is being perceived as belonging to applied ethics, with the basic subject of deliberating and regulating concrete human practice in the area of morally-connoted modern mass media, the media-ethical responsibility is carried by the people working in the media.

Fourth Pillar of Democracy:

Freedom of press has always been a cherished right in all democracies. “Growth and development of representative democracy is so much intertwined with growth of press that the press has come to be recognized as an institutional limb of modern democracy. Speaking of democracy, political scientists and experts always say there are four pillars of democracy, namely the judiciary, executive, legislative, and media. More functioning judiciary as an institution of the judiciary, the executive is more to the government, while the legislature as an institution that makes the laws and overseeing government performance.

Media is an important and inseparable part of a democratic society. It is in fact called the fourth pillar of democracy. Before the advent of electronic media, print media played an important role in disseminating information to people. Over the years, a wide variety of media like the press, performing arts, television, radio and films have been used for communication. Furthermore, the fourth pillar which is also very important is the media

Human Rights:

Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more.  Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.

Human trafficking-

Trafficking means a trade which is illegal. Human trafficking is carrying out a trade on humans. Humans are trafficked for the purpose of sexual slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, extraction of organs or tissues, forced marriage, forced labour or domestic servitude. Human trafficking after drugs and the arms trade is the third largest unorganized crime across the world. Human trafficking across the world is mainly done for sexual exploitation where women and children turn as victims to it. Human trafficking is done for a number of purposes but sadly in our country the act which exists against human trafficking is Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act (ITPA) and it only combats against the human trafficking if it is done for the purpose of sexual exploitation. So, the legal provisions relating to human trafficking as whole must be strengthened in order to prevent human trafficking in India. There are international conventions for preventing human trafficking of which more of the countries have ratified it. Human trafficking leads to violation of human rights of individuals, and also, they are subjected to re- victimization. The laws for human trafficking must be strengthened that it meets all the requirements for preventing human trafficking. People who are in poverty line across the country must be made aware about human trafficking and its consequences in order to prevent them from becoming victims.

Social security:

Social Security is an important part of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program and run by the Social Security Administration. Social Security's benefits include retirement income, disability income, Medicare and Medicaid, and death and survivorship benefits.  

Child Labour:

Child labour refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and is mentally, physically, socially or morally harmful. Such exploitation is prohibited by legislation worldwide, although these laws do not consider all work by children as child labour; exceptions include work by child artists, family duties, supervised training, and some forms of child work practiced. A child that is likely to interfere with his or her right to education, or to be harmful to their health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development.