Indigenous Film Distribution v. Film and Publication Appeal Tribunal
The High Court of South Africa set aside a decision of the Film and Publication Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal) that reclassified a controversial film as X18 because it depicted secretive initiation rituals and a same-sex relationship in the context of these rituals.
Index Newspapers v. City of Portland
Falzon v. Malta
Myanmar v. Than Htaik Thu and Hsan Moe Tun
Lopes v. Estado de São Paulo
Zolotonosov v. Interdepartmental Commission for the Protection of State Secrets under the President of the Russian Federation
2014: A Bumper Year for Media Law
Don’t miss Dario Milo’s blog “Musings on Media” where he reviews of the most significant South African media related cases of 2014.