Judges Rarely Limit Security Forces, Prosecutors in Arab Countries
A presentation for JUSTICE FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION in 2014 Columbia University, March 10 -11, 2015 In 2014, Arab judges issued no exceptional rulings…
Comments and Recommendations on ECRI General Policy Recommendation No. 15 on Combating Hate Speech
Introduction: We are living in troubled and restive time. This is true for Europe as it is for the rest of the world. The deliberate…
Are Courts re-inventing Internet Regulation?
Introduction The debate on Internet governance, and freedom of expression on-line in particular, has largely focused on the place of Internet technology itself in the…
Freedom of Expression and Information and the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the EU.
Overview and Highlights 2014
The Contribution of Media and Information to an Effective Strategy of Prevention to Atrocity Crimes
A speech delivered for the side event to launch the Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes [1] Organised by the Permanent Mission of Italy and the…
Human Rights 365: Every Right, Every Day, for Every One
Article published December 10, 2014 in The Daily Star, Lebanon. [1] On December 10, we celebrate international human rights day. This year’s theme – Human Rights…
Ending Impunity: Upholding the Rule of Law
Keynote address delivered on the occasion of the 1st International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (November 2nd, 2014). United Nations Headquarters, New…
Global Trends and Cases in Global Freedom of Expression and Information
I was asked to reflect on ‘important’ cases in the last year or so – and to indicate why they’re important; to indicate trends; and…
U.S. First Amendment: Limits and Opportunities of the U.S. Information Regime
1. Most important first amendment case law in recent years, and why? (Explain how you would define important.) Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, 561 U.S.…
U.S. First Amendment: Opportunities and Challenges
The First Amendment (and the rest of the Bill of Rights) was ratified in 1791, but largely ignored by the U.S. Supreme Court for 128…