Freedom of speech and information in global perspective /
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New York NY :
Palgrave MacMillan,
[2017]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; Notes; Acknowledgements; Note; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview; Note; Chapter 2: First Notes; Notes; Chapter 3: The State of Freedom of Speech in the World; The criteria of the Reporters Without Borders' annual index; Developments in Some Countries; Declaration of Table Mountain; Dark Clouds Over the Flow of Information; IPI Recommendations for Sub-Saharan Africa; IPI's Recommendations for Central Asian Countries; IPI Recommendations for Hungary; IPI Country-Specific Recommendations for South America; IPI Recommendations for the USA
- Free Speech-In the Core of Judicial DevelopmentHow to Monitor Development?; Rule-of-Law Dimensions18; Notes; Chapter 4: From the Origins of Freedom of Speech to the Modern Information Society; First Steps Towards Free Speech in the Ancient World; The Idea of Free Speech during the Age of European Enlightenment; The First Freedom of the Press Act; Free Speech as a Fundamental and Human Right; In Search of the Reality of Free Speech; Notes; Chapter 5: Freedom of Speech in Books and in Action; Development of Freedom of Speech in Finland; Free Speech in Other Nordic Countries
- Foundations of Free Speech elsewhere in EuropeNo Free Speech in Russia?; How is Freedom of Speech in North America?; Is Free Speech a Utopian Idea in Latin America?; Searching for Freedom of Speech on the African Continent; Freedom of Speech Under Pressure by the Asian Great Powers; Along the Silk Road in Central Asia; Light and Shadows in the Southeast Asian Countries; Australia, the Final Destination of our World Tour; Theory and Reality; Notes; Chapter 6: Human Rights Obligations: From Ideas to Reality?; The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- How Does the European Union (EU) Protect Freedom of Speech?Freedom of Speech in the United Nations (UN) Treaties; Freedom of Speech and Other Organisations for International Co-operation; Notes; Chapter 7: Violations and Threat Scenarios; Extremes-Terrorism and Oppression of Media; Different Ways to Restrict Media; The Conflict Between Security Interests and Privacy of Free Information; Corruption Destroys Trust and Free Speech; New Dark Clouds Rising; Notes; Chapter 8: Freedom of Speech in the Turbulence of the Changing World; Globalisation; Digital Era and Social Media Shaping the World
- The Arab Spring-Disruption or Development in Egypt?Challenges of Rule of Law in the Digital Era; The Role of Media in a Radically Changing Environment; Notes; Chapter 9: Final Chords; On a Path Towards Freedom or Restrictions?; For Freedom of Speech!; Images and Imaginings; Notes; Rule of Law Finland-Rolfi; Bibliography; Personalia; Index