R v. Vice Media Canada, Inc.
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld an order requiring a media house to hand over communications between one of its journalists and a suspect in a terrorism investigation.
Chadha v. State
The High Court in Delhi, India confirmed that the Indian Penal Code provision criminalizing defamation continues to apply even when the expression had been made electronically.
Fedchenko v. Russia (No. 3)
The European Court of Human Rights held that a journalist’s right to freedom of expression had been violated on account of a judicial decision finding that he had defamed a local politician. The Court held that the impugned statements were not sufficiently serious to engage the right to respect for private life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Fedchenko v. Russia (No. 4)
The European Court of Human Rights held that a journalist’s right to freedom of expression had been violated by Russian courts in the fourth of a series of defamation cases where the domestic courts failed to uphold European case law.
Fedchenko v. Russia (No. 5)
The European Court of Human Rights held that a journalist’s right to freedom of expression had been violated on account of civil defamation proceedings that had been brought against him by a local official. The European Court noted that the article covered a topic of general interest and that the Deputy Governor had to tolerate a wider degree of criticism due to his position.
An Initiative of Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence
and to advance understanding of the norms and institutions that best protect the free flow of information and expression.