International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Administrative Law
- Admissibility
- Discrimination
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Association and Assembly / Protests
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Political Expression
- Adoption Date
- Dec 16, 1966
- Type of Law
- International Treaty/Convention/Covenant
- Date added
- Aug 28, 2024
Law
Scanlen and Holderness v. Zimbabwe [2005]
- Country
- Decision Date
- Apr 14, 2009
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Violation of a Rule of International Law
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Date added
- Aug 15, 2024
Case Law
The Case of the Free Patriotic Movement v. Dima Sadek
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jul 11, 2023
- Case Status
- On Appeal
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Reparations Made by Individual or Entity who Exercised FoE
- Sanctions (Imprisonment or/and Fine)
- Keywords
- Defamation / Reputation
- False News
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Libel
- Penal Code
- Slander
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Jul 25, 2024
Case Law
The case of the political party leader’s wife’s Nazi salute
- Country
- Decision Date
- Feb 16, 2022
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Upheld
- Keywords
- Data Protection and Retention
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Press
- Privacy
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Jul 25, 2024
Case Law
Guerra v. Ruiz-Navarro
- Country
- Decision Date
- Dec 12, 2022
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Judgment in Favor of Defendant
- Keywords
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Press
- Gender
- Public Interest
- Right to be Forgotten
- Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Jul 23, 2024
Case Law
Ricardo Zarattini Filho v. Diario de Pernambuco
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 29, 2023
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Keywords
- Content Moderation
- Freedom of Press
- Intermediary Liability
- Right to be Forgotten
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Jul 23, 2024
Case Law
Hali Halisi Publishers Ltd vs Deputy Minister For Information, Culture, Arts Sports & Another (Misc. Civil Application No. 90 of 2017) [2018]
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 7, 2018
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Ban/Censorship
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Date added
- Jul 22, 2024
Case Law
Zimbabwe Online Content Creators Trust (ZOCC) v Zimbabwe Media Commission [2020]
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 3, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Administrative or Provisional Measures Protecting FoE
- Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Date added
- Jul 11, 2024
Case Law
Prisca Nyanguba Chogero vs The Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania (Misc Civil Cause No. 26 of 2021)
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 24, 2022
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Ban/Censorship
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Censorship
- Content Regulation / Censorship
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Date added
- Jul 9, 2024
Case Law
Media Services Act No.12 of 2016
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Electronic Communications
- Electronic Media
- False News
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Adoption Date
- Jul 18, 2016
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- IV Sectoral Laws
- Date added
- Jul 9, 2024
Law
Plaintiff X v. PrimaDaNoi
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 11, 2015
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Ban/Censorship
- Monetary Damages
- Keywords
- Data Protection and Retention
- Freedom of Press
- Privacy
- Right to be Forgotten
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Jul 9, 2024
Case Law
Plaintiff X v. Newspaper X
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jul 7, 2015
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Blocking or Filtering of Information
- Keywords
- Archives
- Data Protection and Retention
- Freedom of Press
- Right to be Forgotten
- Search Engines
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Jul 9, 2024
Case Law
Gloria v. Google y El Tiempo (Derecho al olvido)
- Country
- Decision Date
- May 12, 2015
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Blocking or Filtering of Information
- Order to Publish Update, Correction, or Reply
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Data Protection and Retention
- Defamation / Reputation
- False News
- Filtering and Blocking
- Freedom of Press
- Intermediary Liability
- Privacy
- Public Interest
- Right to be Forgotten
- Search Engines
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Jul 8, 2024
Case Law
Maureira Álvarez v. Google
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 25, 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Keywords
- Data Protection and Retention
- Defamation / Reputation
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Press
- Privacy
- Right to be Forgotten
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Jul 8, 2024
Case Law
Biancardi v. Italy
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 25, 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Upheld
- Keywords
- Data Protection and Retention
- Defamation / Reputation
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Press
- Privacy
- Right to be Forgotten
- Judicial Body
- European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
- Date added
- Jul 8, 2024
Case Law
Abreu v. Google
- Country
- Decision Date
- Oct 7, 2020
- Case Status
- In progress
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Keywords
- Data Protection and Retention
- Defamation / Reputation
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Press
- Privacy
- Right to be Forgotten
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Jul 8, 2024
Case Law
Fressoz and Roire v. France
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jan 21, 1999
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Violation of a Rule of International Law
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Confidentiality
- Freedom of Press
- Public Interest
- Judicial Body
- European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
- Date added
- Jul 8, 2024
Case Law
Profane Publications Act, No. 41 of 1958 (Sri Lanka)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Indecency / Obscenity
- Media/Press
- Religion
- Adoption Date
- Nov 3, 1958
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Jul 1, 2024
Law
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act, No. 56 of 2007 (Sri Lanka)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Content Regulation / Censorship
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Association and Assembly / Protests
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Political Expression
- Privacy
- Right to Fair Trial
- Adoption Date
- Nov 16, 2007
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Jun 29, 2024
Law
Virtual Verdicts: A study on the criminalisation of online expression in Sri Lanka
- Country
- Source
- Hashtag Generation & APC
- Date added
- Jun 26, 2024
Analysis
Hurbain v. Belgium
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jul 4, 2023
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Inadmissible
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Privacy, Data Protection and Retention
- Right to be Forgotten
- Judicial Body
- European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
- Date added
- Jan 30, 2024
Case Law
Social Communication Law
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Electronic Communications
- Electronic Media
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Radio Communication
- Telecommunication
- Adoption Date
- May 25, 2023
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Dec 29, 2023
Law
Index.hu Zrt v. Hungary
- Country
- Decision Date
- Sep 7, 2023
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Violation of a Rule of International Law
- Keywords
- Defamation / Reputation
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Press
- Judicial Body
- European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
- Date added
- Oct 30, 2023
Case Law
Maughan v. Zuma
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 7, 2023
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
- Keywords
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Press
- Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Oct 29, 2023
Case Law
SERAP v. Federal Republic of Nigeria (Case of Agba Jalingo)
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 9, 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
- Violation of a Rule of International Law
- Keywords
- Content Regulation / Censorship
- Cyber Security
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Press
- Incitement to Violence
- National Security
- Judicial Body
- Sub Regional African Courts
- Date added
- Oct 29, 2023
Case Law
Attorney General of Malaysia v. Mkini Dotcom Sdn Bhd
- Country
- Decision Date
- Mar 26, 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Not liable in contempt of court
- Keywords
- Freedom of Press
- Intermediary Liability
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Sep 30, 2023
Case Law
Incorporated Trustees of Media Rights Agenda v. National Broadcasting Commission
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 23, 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Judgment in Favor of Defendant
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Political Expression
- Judicial Body
- Administrative Court
- Date added
- May 21, 2023
Case Law
R. Š. v. RTVBN d.o.o
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 27, 2018
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Judgment in Favor of Defendant
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Apr 26, 2023
Case Law
The Case of RTVBN d.o.o
- Country
- Decision Date
- Oct 14, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Motion Granted/Motion Denied
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Apr 26, 2023
Case Law