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Association des Blogueurs de Guinee v. Guinea

Country
Decision Date
Oct 31, 2023
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissibile
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Violation of a Rule of International Law
Keywords
  • Access to Internet
  • Digital Rights
  • Elections
  • Internet Shutdown
  • Social Media
Judicial Body
Sub Regional African Courts
Date added
Jul 25, 2024
Case Law

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights v. Minister of State, National Security

Country
Decision Date
Jan 21, 2021
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date added
Jul 12, 2024
Case Law

Chapter One Foundation v. Zambian Information and Communications Technology Authority

Country
Decision Date
Mar 21, 2021
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date added
Jul 12, 2024
Case Law

Alliance of Independent Journalists v. Minister of Communication

Country
Decision Date
Jun 3, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
Keywords
  • False News
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date added
Jul 12, 2024
Case Law

Software Freedom Law Center, India v. State of Arunachal Pradesh & Ors

Country
Decision Date
Sep 9, 2022
Case Status
Decision Pending
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Order to Publish Update, Correction, or Reply
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
Date added
Jul 12, 2024
Case Law

Dhirendra Singh Rajpurohit v. State of Rajasthan

Country
Decision Date
Nov 28, 2018
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Dismissed
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date added
Jul 12, 2024
Case Law

Ashlesh Biradar v. State of West Bengal

Country
Decision Date
Jul 18, 2022
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
  • Telecommunication
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date added
Jul 12, 2024
Case Law

In re Law No. 2009-669 furthering the Diffusion and Protection of Creation on the Internet

Country
Decision Date
Jun 10, 2009
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
Keywords
  • Data Protection and Retention
  • Internet Shutdown
  • Privacy
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Date added
Jul 12, 2024
Case Law

Case of OOO Flavus and Others v. Russia

Country
Decision Date
Nov 16, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Violation of a Rule of International Law
Keywords
  • Filtering and Blocking
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
Date added
Jul 11, 2024
Case Law

Internet Shutdowns in International Law

Country
Source
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
Source URL (legacy)
https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GFoE_Internet-shutdowns-in-international-law.pdf
Date added
Jun 18, 2024
Analysis

Global Concern Cameroon v. Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications & Others

Country
Decision Date
Jul 30, 2018
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Inadmissible
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Date added
May 20, 2024
Case Law

The Case of Communications Suspension and Internet Shutdown During the 2011 Egyptian Revolution

Country
Decision Date
Mar 24, 2018
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
  • Appeal allowed
  • Motion Granted
  • Reversed Lower Court
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Acquittal
  • Judgment in Favor of Defendant
Keywords
  • Access to Internet
  • Digital Rights
  • Filtering and Blocking
  • Internet
  • Internet Shutdown
  • National Security
  • Political Expression
  • Public Order
  • State of Emergency
  • Telecommunication
Judicial Body
Administrative Supreme Court
Date added
Jan 30, 2024
Case Law

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority v. CM Pak Limited

Country
Decision Date
Apr 22, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Reversed Lower Court
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Law or Action Upheld
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
  • Media/Press
Judicial Body
Supreme (court of final appeal)
Date added
Jan 30, 2024
Case Law

Software Freedom Law Center, India v. State of Jharkhand

Country
Decision Date
Sep 11, 2023
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Access to Information Granted
  • Advisory Opinion/Preliminary Ruling
  • Order to Publish Update, Correction, or Reply
Keywords
  • Content Regulation / Censorship
  • Digital Rights
  • Internet Shutdown
  • National Security
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date added
Oct 29, 2023
Case Law

Law to promote the use of ICT and recognise the right of access to the internet in the Constitution (Peru)

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
Keywords
  • Access to Information
  • Access to Internet
  • Internet
  • Internet Service Providers
  • Internet Shutdown
Adoption Date
Sep 23, 2023
Type of Law
Amendment
Research Category
I Legal Foundations
Date added
Sep 29, 2023
Law

Dialling in the Law: A Comparative Assessment of Jurisprudence on Internet Shutdowns

Country
Source URL
APC
Date added
Nov 13, 2020
Analysis

Amnesty International Togo and Ors v. The Togolese Republic

Country
Decision Date
Jun 25, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
  • National Security
  • Public Order
Judicial Body
Sub Regional African Courts
Date added
Sep 2, 2020
Case Law

Banashree Gogoi v. Union of India

Country
Decision Date
Dec 19, 2019
Case Status
In progress
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
  • National Security
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date added
Jun 2, 2020
Case Law

Bhasin v. Union of India

Country
Decision Date
Jan 10, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Declaratory Relief
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
  • National Security
  • Public Order
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Date added
Jun 2, 2020
Case Law

Foundation for Media Professionals v. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

Country
Decision Date
May 11, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Denied
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
Keywords
  • Constitution
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
Date added
May 18, 2020
Case Law

Murad Khazbiev v. Federal Security Services

Country
Decision Date
May 13, 2019
Case Status
On Appeal
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Denied
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Law or Action Upheld
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date added
Feb 5, 2020
Case Law

Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
Keywords
  • Internet Shutdown
  • Network Disruption
  • Telecommunication
Adoption Date
Aug 7, 2017
Type of Law
Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
Research Category
III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Date added
Jan 29, 2020
Law

Inter-Ministerial Prakas No. 170 on publication controls of Website and Social Media Processing via Internet

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
Keywords
  • Filtering and Blocking
  • Internet Shutdown
Adoption Date
May 28, 2018
Type of Law
Secondary (this category will be deleted)
Research Category
III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Date added
Sep 19, 2019
Law

CM Pak Limited v. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority

Country
Decision Date
Feb 26, 2018
Case Status
On Appeal
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Administrative or Provisional Measures Protecting FoE
  • Declaratory Relief
  • Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
Keywords
  • Access to Internet
  • Internet Shutdown
  • National Security
  • Network Disruption
  • State of Emergency
  • Telecommunication
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date added
Sep 13, 2019
Case Law

Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996 (Act no. 17 of 1996)

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Internet Shutdown
Adoption Date
Dec 1, 1996
Type of Law
Primary (this category will be deleted)
Research Category
IV Sectoral Laws
Date added
Sep 4, 2019
Law

Gaurav Sureshbhai Vyas v. State of Gujarat

Country
Decision Date
Sep 15, 2015
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Dismissed
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
  • Law or Action Upheld
Keywords
  • Access to Internet
  • Filtering and Blocking
  • Internet Shutdown
  • National Security
  • Network Disruption
Judicial Body
Appellate Court
Date added
Aug 16, 2019
Case Law

Communications Cut During the Egyptian Revolution in 2011

Country
Decision Date
May 28, 2011
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Reversed Lower Court
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
  • Monetary Damages
Keywords
  • Access to Internet
  • Constitution
  • Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Association and Assembly / Protests
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Internet
  • Internet Service Providers
  • Internet Shutdown
  • National Security
  • Network Disruption
  • Protests
  • Public Order
  • State of Emergency
  • Telecommunication
Judicial Body
Administrative Court
Date added
Dec 6, 2017
Case Law

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