[ecrea] IRIS Themes – Freedom of Expression, the Media and Journalists report

Question: What do Caroline of Monaco, Linford Christie and Gerhard 
Schröder have in common?

Answer: their names have all figured in important European case law 
concerning journalistic freedom of speech and the media.

All of these important media cases feature in IRIS Themes – Freedom of 
Expression, the Media and Journalists – downloadable free of charge 
here: http://www.obs.coe.int/en/-/pr-iris-themes-2015

This 400 page report by the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of 
the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, offers an unparalleled overview of 
240 different high profile court cases based on or around article 10 of 
the European Convention of Human Rights – guaranteeing freedom of speech 
and information. Links to the full transcription for each case are provided.

This publication has been authored by Dirk Voorhoof (Ghent and 
Copenhagen Universities) and edited by Tarlach McGonagle of Amsterdam’s 
Institute for Information Law (IViR).

In the times of whistleblowers, hate speech, data protection, good and 
bad “buzz”, this new publication provides vital background analysis of 
the European legislation which gives us a right to speak… or not…

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