Are Courts Re-inventing Internet Regulation?
Discussion Paper May 2015 The debate on Internet governance, and freedom of expression on-line in particular, has largely focused on the place of Internet …
Global Trends in Freedom of Expression Jurisprudence in 2014
New Release! Paper prepared for JUSTICE FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION in 2014 Columbia University, 10-11 March 2015 Introduction A year ago, when we met for…
Thailand: Freedom of Expression One Year after the Coup
On May 22, 2014 a group of military officers under the name, “National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)” deposed the interim government of Yingluck…
Freedom of Expression and Information and the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the EU.
Anyone interested in the freedom of expression related case law of the European Court of Human Rights or the Court of Justice of the EU…
Thailand: The Revocation of License to Broadcast of Peace TV
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) revoked the license for broadcasting of Peace TV on April 27, 2015. The channel is an affiliated with the…
Thailand: The new public gathering bill poses a serious threat to Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression in Thailand has been increasingly suppressed since the launch of the military coup by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on May…
Kyrgyzstan: Freedom of Expression in Transition
In June 2010, Kyrgyzstan’s Southern region experienced horrific inter-ethnic violence between Kyrgyz and Uzbek groups. Some foreign voices who attempted to shed light on the…
Columbia to Award First Annual Global Freedom of Expression Prizes at International Conference
Columbia University’s inaugural Global Freedom of Expression Prizes will go to the Constitutional Court of Turkey, the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe and the Media Legal…
The Current State of Freedom of Information and Expression in Thailand
Thailand’s lèse-majesté law has been noted as the harshest in the world, mandating jail time of three to five years for crimes of defamation or…
Americans only figured out free speech 50 years ago. Here’s how the world can follow our lead.
Read Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger’s op-ed article published by The Washington Post February 12th, 2015.