Case of Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Limited v. Ireland
Manoel Conde Neto v. Folha de São Paulo
The Case of Merve Buyuksarac
The Right to Insult in International Law
Abstract States all over the world are enacting new laws that criminalize insults, and using existing insult laws with renewed vigour. In this article, we…
Elrod v. Burns
Shakil-Ur-Rahman v. ARY Network Limited & Fayaz Ghafoor
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The U.K. High Court ruled in favor of Mir Shakil-Ur-Rahman, Chief Executive of Pakistan’s largest media group, awarding him “top of the bracket” damages of £185,000 in a defamation suit brought against rival network ARY Network Ltd. and its Chief Operating Officer in respect of programs broadcast in the U.K. Mir Shakil claimed that over a twelve month period the ARY Network mounted a “campaign” of harassment and defamation against him. The Court rejected the harassment claim but found that ARY had failed to establish sufficient defenses for the alleged defamation. The Court said the offending allegations were distinctive and very serious and went to “the core attributes” of the Claimant’s personality. Furthermore, they were published to tens of thousands of people within the U.K. and there had been no withdrawal or apology.
Afrodes and others v. President of the Republic
Canicoba Corral v. Acevedo
“Freedom of Expression in the Age of Globalization” – Columbia Global Freedom of Expression is to launch a MOOC on edX on October 12, 2016
NEW YORK, New York, September 26, 2016 — Columbia Global Freedom of Expression is proud to announce the upcoming launch of its first-ever MOOC (massive…