Regardless of frontiers : global freedom of expression in a troubled world / edited by Lee C. Bollinger and Agnès Callamard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bollinger, Lee C., 1946- editor.

Callamard, Agnès, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Court of Human Rights.

Freedom of expression.

Freedom of speech.

Sovereignty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (436 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]

Summary:

The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 proclaimed a vision of freedom of expression exercised regardless of frontiers. Nonetheless, laws and norms regarding the freedom or limits of expression are typically established and understood at the national level. In today's interconnected world, where newfound threats to free expression have suddenly arisen, how can this fundamental right be secured at a global level?This volume brings together leading experts from a variety of fields to critically evaluate the extent to which global norms on freedom of expression and information have been established and which actors and institutions have contributed to their diffusion. The authors also consider ongoing and new challenges to these norms, from conflicts over hate speech and the rise of populism to authoritarian governments, as well as the profound disruption introduced by the internet. Together, the essays lay the groundwork for an international legal doctrine on global freedom of expression that considers issues such as access to government-held information, media diversity, and political speech. As the world risks renouncing previous commitments to the freedom of expression, Regardless of Frontiers serves as a timely reminder of just how much is at stake and what needs protecting.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Freedom of Expression and Three Concepts of the Global

PART I: A Global Threshold

1. Global Norms on Media Regulation

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

3. The Protection of Political Expression

4. International, Regional, and National Approaches to the Protection of Reputation and Freedom of Expression

5. Is There a Global Norm for the Protection of Journalists' Sources?

PART II: Intergovernmental Institutions and International Actors as Norm Entrepreneurs

6. The Norm Entrepreneurship of the United Nations

7. On "Balancing" and "Social Watchdogs"

8. The Role of the Inter- American Human Rights System in the Emergence and Development of Global Norms on Freedom of Expression

9. The African Human Rights System

10. Globalizing the Battle Against Impunity

PART III: Conflicts, Competition, Antiglobalization

11. Norms in Conflict

12. Making Choices

13. China, Information Technology, and Global Freedom of Expression

14. The Rise of Global Counternorms

PART IV: Interactive Global Jurisprudence

15. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

16. Handyside v. the United Kingdom

17. Claude Reyes et al. v. Chile: A Global Trailblazer

18. Lohé Issa Konaté v. Burkina Faso

19. Fast, Far, and Deep

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-231-55192-4