Courts and Global Norms on Freedom of Expression

Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, so says in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But around the world, this embattled right is being threatened by government leaders and those with other types of power.

In October 2021, the brightest and most experienced legal minds working on global freedom of expression joined us for a two-part conference: Courts and Global Norms on Freedom of Expression. Together with these experts, we ask how to better protect freedom of expression and explored the limits of this fundamental right online, in the digital sphere.

WELCOME REMARKS: President Lee C. Bollinger, Columbia University

SESSION 1: Applying international legal standards on freedom of expression cases

Introductory Remarks by Professor Roberto Saba, Constitutional Law and Human Rights Law Professor, Universidad de Palermo
Honorable Judge Stella Anukam, on Journalistic freedom in Africa
United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer on the First Amendment
Indian Supreme Court Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on the ancient history of freedom of expression
Honorable Judge Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, on international standards
Honorable Justice Daniela Salazar Marín, of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador, on the role of regional courts
Moderated by Dr. Dana Schmalz, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law

SESSION 2: Challenges for judicial protection in the digital sphere

Introductory Remarks by Prof. Ruth Rubio Marín, University of Sevilla
Honorable Justice Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha, Minister of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil on challenges of freedom of expression cases
Honorable Judge Darian Pavli, European Court of Human Rights
Honorable Justice Alejandro Linares Cantillo, Constitutional Court of Colombia
Honorable Justice Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha, Minister of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil

CLOSING REMARKS: Prof. Catalina Botero Marino, Columbia University

Established in 2014, Columbia Global Freedom of Expression brings together international experts and activists with the University’s faculty and students to survey, document, and strengthen free expression. https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/

Дата на публикация: 15 декември, 2021
Категория: Друго