David Post: Constitutional Protection for Anonymous Speech
A paper by David Post for the 2016 Justice for Free Expression Conference, 4-5 April. My presentation will address a set of closely-related cases which, in my…
A paper by David Post for the 2016 Justice for Free Expression Conference, 4-5 April. My presentation will address a set of closely-related cases which, in my…
Judges and the court systems in the Arabian Gulf countries do little protect freedom of expression, ruling nearly always with government security forces and their…
The International Press Institute’s (IPI) work on legal reform is now being hosted by the Media Laws Database. IPI is a global network of publishers, editors,…
The Argentinian National Court of Appeals in Criminal and Correctional Matters decided to close the investigation that was being held against P. Moyano, since the…
It was not disputed that the interference was prescribed by law and pursued the legitimate aims of preventing disorder and protecting morals and the rights…
EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR PRESS AND MEDIA FREEDOM – ECPMF-ECtHR Conference e-book On March 24, 2017 the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom with…
Fighting Through Cartoons Charged with nine counts of sedition, Zunar, Malaysia’s famous political cartoonist once vowed, “How can I be neutral, even my pen has…
The Delhi High Court, in a petition filed by Flipkart seeking quashing of the first information report/FIR (information on the basis of which criminal proceedings are initiated), held that the ‘Safe Harbour Protection’ guaranteed to intermediaries under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 is applicable to criminal cases as well. It further opined that it is not required for the intermediaries to take down content prohibited under the Indian Copyright Act or the Trademark Act only upon receipt of ‘actual knowledge’ pursuant to complaints received. Relying on the Supreme Court decision in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, 2015 (5) SCC 1, the Court propounded that it is imperative for a court order pursuant to which intermediaries will comply with take down requests in relation to any complaint.
Defamation Act 1952 Bonnard v Perryman [1891] 2 Ch 269. Banco de Portugal v Waterlow [1932] AC 452 at 506 Clarke v Bain [2008] EWHC…
This report was first published by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute. It is reproduced here with permission and thanks. The Panel is considering…