Freedom of Speech and Information in Global Perspective [electronic resource] /
Hallberg, Pekka.author.
Virkkunen, Janne.author.
This book offers a unique exploration of the current state of freedom of speech as a basic right available to everyone. The research focuses on the different development stages of the concept of freedom of speech and the use of modern indicators to depict the its treatment in different legal cultures, including the obligations under international treaties and the effects that the globalising and digitalising environment have had on it. The authors conduct a broad survey of freedom of speech around the world, from Europe over Russia and both Americas to Africa, Asia, and Australia. The aim of this survey is to identify safeguards of freedom of speech on both a national and an international level, violations and threat scenarios, and in particular challenges to freedom of speech in the digital era.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introductory Overview of the Subject  -- 2. First Notes  -- 3. State of Freedom of Speech in the World  -- 4. From the Origins of Freedom of Speech to Modern Information Society  -- 5. Freedom of Speech in Books and in Action  -- 6. Human Rights Obligations - From Ideas to Reality?  -- 7. Violations and Threat Scenarios  -- 8. Freedom of Speech in the Swirls of the Changing World  -- 9. Final Chords.
This book offers a unique exploration of the current state of freedom of speech as a basic right available to everyone. The research focuses on the different development stages of the concept of freedom of speech and the use of modern indicators to depict the its treatment in different legal cultures, including the obligations under international treaties and the effects that the globalising and digitalising environment have had on it. The authors conduct a broad survey of freedom of speech around the world, from Europe over Russia and both Americas to Africa, Asia, and Australia. The aim of this survey is to identify safeguards of freedom of speech on both a national and an international level, violations and threat scenarios, and in particular challenges to freedom of speech in the digital era.
Political communication.
Journalism.
Globalization.
Social justice.
Human rights.
Mass media.
Law.
Constitutional law.
Political Communication.
Journalism.
Globalization.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property.
Constitutional Law.