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Introduction

© 2022, Central European University Press, Budapest, Hungary

© 2022, Central European University Press, Budapest, Hungary

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Table of Contents v
  3. Foreword ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. PART I. Overviews
  6. 1989, 2011, and Strategic Narratives 7
  7. Four Dangers for Freedom of Expression and the Internet 23
  8. Freedom of Speech in the OSCE Countries 37
  9. Revisiting the Three Europes: Diverging Landscapes of Media Freedom 45
  10. Freedom of Expression, Media and Journalism under the European Human Rights System: Characteristics, Developments, and Challenges 59
  11. Jurisprudential Advances and Persistent Challenges for Freedom of Expression in the Americas 105
  12. The Right to Information in Latin America 137
  13. Freedom of Speech and Access to Information in Africa 159
  14. A Right Emerges: The History of the Right of Access to Information and Its Link with Freedom of Expression 167
  15. The Right to Information and the Expanding Scope of Bodies Covered by National Laws since 1989 187
  16. The Rabat Plan of Action: A Critical Turning Point in International Law on “Hate Speech” 211
  17. Free to Hate? Anti-Gypsyism in 21st-Century Europe 233
  18. PART II. Countries
  19. The Role of the Mass Media in the Spanish Transition to Democracy and Its Subsequent Consolidation 255
  20. Russia’s Supreme Court as Media Freedom Protector 273
  21. Access to Information in Kenya: The Law and Practice Since 1991 299
  22. Freedom of Expression in Ferment: A Cursory Look at the Ethiopian Media Regime 317
  23. Philippines: Expanding the Contours of Free Speech in an Environment of Impunity against Journalists 337
  24. The Fragile Complexity of Protecting Freedom of Speech in Australia 359
  25. The Impact of New Media on Freedom of Expression in China and the Regulatory Responses 381
  26. Eavesdropping on the Freedom of Expression in India 409
  27. The “Turkish Model” of Freedom of Speech 429
  28. Forging Ahead: A Contemporary Review of Egyptian Press and Media Laws 445
  29. Media, Freedom of Expression and Democratization in Morocco 465
  30. The Danish Cartoons Controversy: Hate Speech Laws and Unintended Consequences 481
  31. The UN Defamation of Religions Resolution and Domestic Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan: Creating a Culture of Impunity 495
  32. A Right to Be Free from Religious Hatred? The Wilders Case in the Netherlands and Beyond 509
  33. List of Contributors 531
  34. Name Index 545
  35. Subject Index 547
Free Speech and Censorship Around the Globe
This chapter is in the book Free Speech and Censorship Around the Globe
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789633860571-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Table of Contents v
  3. Foreword ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. PART I. Overviews
  6. 1989, 2011, and Strategic Narratives 7
  7. Four Dangers for Freedom of Expression and the Internet 23
  8. Freedom of Speech in the OSCE Countries 37
  9. Revisiting the Three Europes: Diverging Landscapes of Media Freedom 45
  10. Freedom of Expression, Media and Journalism under the European Human Rights System: Characteristics, Developments, and Challenges 59
  11. Jurisprudential Advances and Persistent Challenges for Freedom of Expression in the Americas 105
  12. The Right to Information in Latin America 137
  13. Freedom of Speech and Access to Information in Africa 159
  14. A Right Emerges: The History of the Right of Access to Information and Its Link with Freedom of Expression 167
  15. The Right to Information and the Expanding Scope of Bodies Covered by National Laws since 1989 187
  16. The Rabat Plan of Action: A Critical Turning Point in International Law on “Hate Speech” 211
  17. Free to Hate? Anti-Gypsyism in 21st-Century Europe 233
  18. PART II. Countries
  19. The Role of the Mass Media in the Spanish Transition to Democracy and Its Subsequent Consolidation 255
  20. Russia’s Supreme Court as Media Freedom Protector 273
  21. Access to Information in Kenya: The Law and Practice Since 1991 299
  22. Freedom of Expression in Ferment: A Cursory Look at the Ethiopian Media Regime 317
  23. Philippines: Expanding the Contours of Free Speech in an Environment of Impunity against Journalists 337
  24. The Fragile Complexity of Protecting Freedom of Speech in Australia 359
  25. The Impact of New Media on Freedom of Expression in China and the Regulatory Responses 381
  26. Eavesdropping on the Freedom of Expression in India 409
  27. The “Turkish Model” of Freedom of Speech 429
  28. Forging Ahead: A Contemporary Review of Egyptian Press and Media Laws 445
  29. Media, Freedom of Expression and Democratization in Morocco 465
  30. The Danish Cartoons Controversy: Hate Speech Laws and Unintended Consequences 481
  31. The UN Defamation of Religions Resolution and Domestic Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan: Creating a Culture of Impunity 495
  32. A Right to Be Free from Religious Hatred? The Wilders Case in the Netherlands and Beyond 509
  33. List of Contributors 531
  34. Name Index 545
  35. Subject Index 547
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