Human rights & comparisons The Fate of Truth Commission Recommendations, by E skaar, E Wiebelhaus-Brahm and J Garcia-Godos 17 Feb 2023 Our Puzzle What becomes of the recommendations issued by truth commissions in their final reports? For all of the attention lavished on truth commissions by academics, activists, and policymakers, their…
Human rights & comparisons… The Regulation of Hate Speech Online and its Enforcement in Comparative Perspective, by Oliver Butler 9 Nov 20219 Nov 2021 The BACL Annual Seminar at the SLS Annual Conference took place on 31st August 2021 (the recording is available by clicking here). The panel was formed following a call for…
Comparative constitutional law… A comparative study of the right to freedom of thought in the context of emerging technologies, by Bethany Shiner and Patrick O’Callaghan 23 Jul 202118 Jul 2021 This blog post is based on a comparative study of the right to freedom of thought co-edited by the authors and published in a double special issue of the European Journal of Comparative…
Comparative constitutional law… Social Media, Fundamental Rights and Courts in Europe, by Evangelia Psychogiopoulou and Federica Casarosa 18 Jun 20212 Jul 2021 Social media has become the means of communication of our time: it is the means through which online users interact, express their opinions, get information and even find jobs. Social…
Comparative constitutional law… Electoral disinformation and summary judicial proceedings. Is the Polish experience relevant?, by Adam Krzywon 12 Mar 20217 Jul 2021 1. The disruptive effect of electoral disinformation The phenomenon of disinformation has become one of the most challenging and preoccupying problems for policy-makers, courts, and legal scholars. Dissemination of false…
Comparative constitutional law… Lesson from Thailand: When the regulatory response to fake news is misunderstood as a problem of illegal content, by Pattamon Anansaringkarn 26 Feb 20212 Jul 2021 Since the US presidential election in 2016, fake news has become a pressing issue on the agenda of governments around the world. As a threshold issue, however, the question must…
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