Free Speech and Censorship Around the Globe
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Free Speech and Censorship Around the Globe
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Contents: John Shattuck : Foreword Péter Molnár: Introduction PART I: OVERVIEWS Monroe Price: 1989, 2011, and Strategic Narratives Four Dangers for Freedom of Expression and the Internet: An Interview with Frank La Rue by Péter Molnár Freedom of Speech in the OSCE Countries: An Interview with Dunja Mijatovic by Péter Molnár Miklós Haraszti: Revisiting the Three Europes: Diverging Landscapes of Media Freedom Dirk Voorhoof: Freedom of Expression, Media and Journalism under the European Human Rights System: Characteristics, Developments, and Challenges Catalina Botero Marino: Jurisprudential Advances and Persistent Challenges for Freedom of Expression in the Americas Toby Mendel: The Right to Information in Latin America Freedom of Speech and Access to Information in Africa: An Interview with Pansy Tlakula by Péter Molnár Helen Darbishire: A Right Emerges: The History of the Right of Access to Information and Its Link with Freedom of Expression Sandra Coliver: The Right to Information and the Expanding Scope of Bodies Covered by National Laws since 1989 Sejal Parmar: The Rabat Plan of Action: A Critical Turning Point in International Law on Hate Speech Bernard Rorke: Free to Hate? Anti-Gypsyism in 21st-Century Europe PART II: COUNTRIES Josep Maria Carbonell and Joan Barata Mir: The Role of the Mass Media in the Spanish Transition to Democracy and Its Subsequent Consolidation . Andrei Richter: Russia’s Supreme Court as Media Freedom Protector Ezra Chiloba: Access to Information in Kenya: The Law and Practice Since 1991 Yared Legesse Mengistu: Freedom of Expression in Ferment: A Cursory Look at the Ethiopian Media Regime Gilbert T. Andres: Philippines: Expanding the Contours of Free Speech in an Environment of Impunity against Journalists . . . . . . . Rhonda Breit: The Fragile Complexity of Protecting Freedom of Speech in Australia 359 Mei Ning Yan: The Impact of New Media on Freedom of Expression in China and the Regulatory Responses Sunil Abraham: Eavesdropping on the Freedom of Expression in India Zeynep Alemdar: The “Turkish Model” of Freedom of Speech Brenda F. Abdelall: Forging Ahead: A Contemporary Review of Egyptian Press and Media Laws Abderrahim Chalfaouat: Media, Freedom of Expression and Democratization in Morocco Richard N. Winfield and Janine Tien: The Danish Cartoons Controversy: Hate Speech Laws and Unintended Consequences Asma T. Uddin: The UN Defamation of Religions Resolution and Domestic Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan: Creating a Culture of Impunity Jeroen Temperman: A Right to Be Free from Religious Hatred? The Wilders Case in the Netherlands and Beyond List of Contributors Name Index Subject Index

Peter Molnar (ed.)

Free Speech and Censorship Around the Globe

This book focuses on regulatory challenges of creating and sustaining freedom of speech and freedom of information two decades after the fall of the Berlin wall, in global, comparative context. Some chapters overview, others address specific issues, or describe country case studies. Instead of trying to provide an exhaustive assessment which in one volume might not reach deeper analyzes of contextual details, this book will shed light on and help better understanding of general challenges for freedom of speech and information through varying comparative examples and highlighting important regulatory questions.
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Peter Molnar

Péter Molnár is Research Affiliate on Freedom of Speech at the Center for European Enlargement Studies at Central European University. He is a former member of the Hungarian Parliament (1990–1998), a writer, slammer, voluntary radio host and activist. Molnár was one of the principal drafters of the 1996 Hungarian media law, was member of the Hungarian Radio-Television Board’s Complaint Commission (2001–2010), and legislative advisor (2002–2010).