Legal standards on freedom of expression
Title | Legal standards on freedom of expression PDF eBook |
Author | Singh, Avani |
Publisher | UNESCO Publishing |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2018-12-31 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9231003011 |
Protecting the right to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights
Title | Protecting the right to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Bychawska-Siniarska, Dominika |
Publisher | Council of Europe |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 2017-08-04 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
European Convention on Human Rights – Article 10 – Freedom of expression 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises. 2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary. In the context of an effective democracy and respect for human rights mentioned in the Preamble to the European Convention on Human Rights, freedom of expression is not only important in its own right, but it also plays a central part in the protection of other rights under the Convention. Without a broad guarantee of the right to freedom of expression protected by independent and impartial courts, there is no free country, there is no democracy. This general proposition is undeniable. This handbook is a practical tool for legal professionals from Council of Europe member states who wish to strengthen their skills in applying the European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in their daily work.
Global Toolkit for Judicial Actors
Title | Global Toolkit for Judicial Actors PDF eBook |
Author | UNESCO |
Publisher | UNESCO Publishing |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2021-09-04 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9231004662 |
Freedom of Expression and the Media
Title | Freedom of Expression and the Media PDF eBook |
Author | Merris Amos |
Publisher | Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2012-07-26 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9004207740 |
Freedom of expression – particularly freedom of speech – is, in most Western liberal democracies, a well accepted and long established, though contested constitutional right or principle. Whilst based in ethical, rights-based and political theories such as those of: justice, the good life, personal autonomy, self determination, and welfare, as well as arrangements over legitimate government, pluralism and its limits, democracy and the extent and role of the state, there is always a lack of agreement over what precisely freedom of expression entails and how it should be applied. For the purposes of this book we are concerned with freedom of expression and the media with regard to the current application of legal standards and self-regulation to journalistic practice.
The Oxford Handbook of Freedom of Speech
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Freedom of Speech PDF eBook |
Author | Adrienne Stone |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 609 |
Release | 2021-01-14 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 019882758X |
The Oxford Handbook on Freedom of Speech provides a critical analysis of the foundations, rationales, and ideas that underpin freedom of speech as a political idea, and as a principle of positive constitutional law.
Freedom of Expression Toolkit: A Guide for Students
Title | Freedom of Expression Toolkit: A Guide for Students PDF eBook |
Author | Ming-kuok Lim |
Publisher | UNESCO |
Pages | 86 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Freedom of expression |
ISBN | 9230011142 |
Limits of Tolerance
Title | Limits of Tolerance PDF eBook |
Author | Sebastian Brett |
Publisher | Human Rights Watch |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9781564321923 |
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