2. The Right of Access to Information Held by Public Authorities

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction 1
5. Freedom of Expression and Three Concepts of the Global 25
6. PART I: A Global Threshold
7. 1. Global Norms on Media Regulation 37
8. 2. The Right of Access to Information Held by Public Authorities 57
9. 3. The Protection of Political Expression 80
10. 4. International, Regional, and National Approaches to the Protection of Reputation and Freedom of Expression 98
11. 5. Is There a Global Norm for the Protection of Journalists’ Sources? 116
12. PART II: Intergovernmental Institutions and International Actors as Norm Entrepreneurs
13. 6. The Norm Entrepreneurship of the United Nations 145
14. 7. On “Balancing” and “Social Watchdogs” 165
15. 8. The Role of the Inter- American Human Rights System in the Emergence and Development of Global Norms on Freedom of Expression 185
16. 9. The African Human Rights System 207
17. 10. Globalizing the Battle Against Impunity 227
18. PART III: Conflicts, Competition, Antiglobalization
19. 11. Norms in Conflict 255
20. 12. Making Choices 275
21. 13. China, Information Technology, and Global Freedom of Expression 288
22. 14. The Rise of Global Counternorms 309
23. PART IV: Interactive Global Jurisprudence
24. 15. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan 329
25. 16. Handyside v. the United Kingdom 341
26. 17. Claude Reyes et al. v. Chile: A Global Trailblazer 346
27. 18. Lohé Issa Konaté v. Burkina Faso 357
28. 19. Fast, Far, and Deep 369
29. Contributors 381
30. Index 389