News (Defamation)
Focus on defamation: a new Council of Europe study draws attention to dangers of ‘forum shopping’ in defamation cases
What we say online can generate enormous impacts across the globe. Owing to the growing inter-connectedness of modern societies, a defamatory statement published online in one state can be accessed instantly and nearly everywhere. For the courts, this creates a challenge: an allegedly defamatory...
Cascade training for judges and prosecutors on libel and hate speech
At the two-day cascade training, organized by the Centre for Education of Judges and Prosecutors of Republika Srpska, held on 15-16 November 2018, the main topics were defamation and hate speech off and online from the perspective of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as from the local...
Training for lawyers on Freedom of expression and Defamation
Under the Joint Project “Reinforcing Judicial Expertise on Freedom of Expression and the Media in South-East Europe (JUFREX)” co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe, on 9 and 10 October 2018, the Council of Europe co-organised, in...
Seminar on Article 10 of European Convention on Human Rights: Freedom of Expression in local courts of BiH
Svjetlana Milišić-Veličkovski Judge of the Supreme Court of the Federation of BiH and Council of Europe educator on Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights, has opened the third cascade training for judges and prosecutors, organised in partnership between the Council of Europe and...
Freedom of Expression and Defamation by Tarlach McGonagle published in Albanian language
A new practical tool for the Albanian judiciary is added to the literature on Freedom of Expression in Albanian. Freedom of expression is a fundamental freedom, one of the cornerstones of democracy in Europe, enshrined in various key texts, including the European Convention on Human Rights. But...
Training on freedom of expression in relation to media - defamation & good administration of justice
Within the scope of the Joint Project “Reinforcing Judicial Expertise on Freedom of Expression and the Media in South-East Europe (JUFREX),” co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe, a training on defamation and good administration of...
Decriminalisation of defamation: Council of Europe guidance on proportionality of laws and conformity with human rights
Aware of the potential chilling effect of overprotective defamation laws on freedom of expression and public debate, the Council of Europe promotes decriminalisation of defamation and provides guidance to its member states to ensure proportionality of defamation laws and their application with...
Training on freedom of expression and defamation took place in Skopje
Within the scope of the Joint Project “Reinforcing Judicial Expertise on Freedom of Expression and the Media in South-East Europe (JUFREX),” co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe, a training course on freedom of expression and...
Joint Training for Trainers for judges and prosecutors of Kosovo* and Albania
A two-day training for trainers of judges and prosecutors from Kosovo* and Albania took place in Pristina on 17-18 May 2018. Participants had an opportunity to expand their knowledge on freedom of expression and methodology on delivering training on this topic. Participants were presented with...
Training for lawyers on defamation cases and freedom of expression cases in Tirana
A one day in-service training for lawyers in the format of a legal clinic on defamation cases and the balancing act in freedom of expression cases was organised on 23 March 2018 in Tirana, Albania, by the Albanian Bar Association within the framework of the EU/CoE Joint Programme “Reinforcing...
Training with judges and prosecutors on Freedom of Expression & Defamation - National and International Standards in Pristina
In close cooperation with the Academy of Justice, JUFREX has organised a two-day training with judges and prosecutors. Around 30 participants including judges, prosecutors and trainers participated in the training. The group was comprised of representatives of both Serb and Albanian communities...
Training for lawyers on Freedom of Expression & Defamation - Local and International Standards in Pristina
Together with the Bar Association, JUFREX organised a training for lawyers on national and international standards on defamation. About 20 young lawyers participated in the training. The training was organised in three sessions: national legal framework on defamation, national institutional...
Training for lawyers on defamation cases organised in Tirana
A one day in-service training for lawyers entitled “The balancing exercise of defamation cases—Balancing reputation rights and freedom of speech” was organised on 23 February in Tirana, Albania, by the Albanian Bar Association within the framework of the EU/CoE Joint Programme “Reinforcing...
Defamation and Journalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Inter-professional seminar for the media and judiciary actors, within the framework of joint program of EU and Council of Europe, “Reinforcing Judicial Expertise on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media in South East Europe” (JUFREX), took place on 10th and 11th of February 2018, on...
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