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Case law on content moderation and freedom of expression

Erik Tuchtfeld

New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression, 2nd ed. (2024), 29 pp.

"This edition of the Special Collection on the Case Law of Freedom of Expression: Case law on content moderation and freedom of expression is an update of the 2023 Special Collection on content moderation and freedom of expression. It includes cases that have been added to the database in the period ... more

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Privacy and Freedom of Expression

New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2023), 41 pp.

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Humor and Free Speech: A Comparative Analysis of Global Case Law

Alberto Godioli, Jennifer Young

Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2023), 45 pp.

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Information Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) on the Impact of Cyber Security Cybercrime Laws enacted by Southern Africa Governments on Media Freedom and Digital Rights

Dianne Hubbard, Frederico Links

Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA); Internews; USAID (2023), 633 pp.

"In 2023, Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA) through its consortium partner, Internews, undertook the most comprehensive review yet of laws affecting media practice and the freedom of expression, including cyber laws, penal codes, constitutions and acts of parliament, in the sixteen Souther ... more

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Case Law on Hate Speech: The Enduring Question of Thresholds

Natalie Alkiviadou

New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2023), 47 pp.

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Transparency in the Spotlight: Global Case-law on Access to Public Information

Daniel Ospina Celis

New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2023), 34 pp.

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Case law on peaceful protests

Ona Flores

Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2023), 45 pp.

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Case law on content moderation and freedom of expression

Erik Tuchtfeld

New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2023), 23 pp.

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Compendio normativo sobre los derechos de los pueblos indígenas en el Perú

Lima: Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL); Forest Peoples Programme; Nia Tero (2023), 415 pp.

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Inter-American System of Human Rights

Anderson Dirocie (ed.)

New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2022), 18 pp.

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Global Case-law on Violence Against Journalists

New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2022), 46 pp.

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A Special Collection of the Case Law of the African System of Human and Peoples’ Rights

New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2022), 14 pp.

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Does our past have a right to be forgotten by the Internet? Case Law on the So-Called Right to Be Forgotten

New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2022), 28 pp.

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Actualización de la jurisprudencia del Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos sobre libertad de expresión. Caja de herramientas para escuelas judiciales Iberoamericanas: Formación en libertad de expresión, acceso a la información pública y seguridad de periodistas

Edison Lanza

Montevideo: UNESCO (2022), 33 pp.

"Este trabajo tiene como objetivo avanzar en la comprensión de una serie de casos del Sistema Interamericano de extraordinario contenido y valor para fortalecer el rol de los jueces en la prevención de situaciones que vulneren el derecho a libertad de expresión, el acceso a la información, así ... more

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Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights

Carlo Carvajal, José Ignacio Michaus (eds.)

New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2022), 25 pp.

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Internet shutdowns in international law

Joan Barata, Andrei Richter

New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2022), 45 pp.

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Jurisprudence Shaping Digital Rights in South Asia

Divya Srinivasan, Gayatri Khandhadai

Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Cyrilla Project (2020), 54 pp.

"The objective of this report is to make available a resource that can be used by lawyers, policy experts and civil society to gauge the trajectory of judicial discourse on digital rights and use this as a tool to advocate for greater protections. This is not a compendium of all cases relating to th ... e topics dealt with. For studying the cases, the researchers developed a workbook that collated decisions available in online databases including CYRILLA and the Columbia University’s Global Freedom of Expression database. Resources developed by national groups on the state of digital rights in their countries provided critical guidance. The cases selected naturally fell into three categories of Access, Privacy and Freedom of expression. A key challenge faced, while developing this research, relates to collection of data. In many of the countries (except India), case laws are not easily available on free, open and searchable case law databases. Judgements and orders are often not available or are difficult to access on official court websites. In some countries, many of the decisions or orders relating to digital rights were not reported and thus were inaccessible. In a few instances, particularly for Nepal and Pakistan, some judgements were not available in English and reliance had to be placed on the analysis of the judgement provided by researchers with knowledge of the local language. The countries selected share similar legal systems and challenges in the exercise and enjoyment of digital rights. Some of the issues covered by the report include discussions around access to the internet and its impact on other rights as well as network shutdowns. Judicial pronouncements in relation to privacy, surveillance, national identity programmes, data protection have been analysed across jurisdictions. A significant number of cases studied related to challenges surrounding freedom of expression. Judgements on access to the internet indicate that there is some recognition of the central role the internet and connectivity play in the lives of all individuals. Cases discussed in this report include judgements relating to equitable telecast rights, instances where use of mobile phones were prohibited, providing limited internet access to prisoners, recognition of medium of information being protected and multiple cases on network shutdowns." (Overview and refelections, page 7) more

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Legal Frameworks: The Nexus of Gender-Based Violence and Media

Emma Lygnerud Boberg

International Media Support (IMS) (2020), 10 pp.

"All the international and legal frameworks outlined above demonstrate concrete entry points for collaboration between women’s rights organisation and media for the elimination of gender-based violence. Media can challenge stereotypes and patriarchal structure through gender-sensitive reporting an ... more

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Violating Rights: Enforcing the World’s Blasphemy Laws

Washington, DC: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) (2020), 95 pp.

"In this report, the authors examine and compare state implementation and enforcement of criminal laws prohibiting blasphemy (“blasphemy laws”) worldwide over the five-year period between January 2014 and December 2018. The criminal cases this study analyzes represent states’ enforcement of la ... more

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Defamation and Insult Laws in the OSCE Region: A Comparative Study

Scott Griffen

Barbara Trionfi (ed.)

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2017), 267 pp.

"This study examines the existence of criminal defamation and insult laws in the territory of the 57 participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). In doing so, it offers a broad, comparative overview of the compliance of OSCE participating States’ legislat ... more