This Module focuses on the extent and limits of freedom of expression under international human rights treaties beginning with the ICCPR, as well as under the regional human rights conventions of Europe, the Americas and Africa. The Module includes extensive readings and jurisprudence on the three-part test, the legal test that governs in many countries around the world the legitimate restrictions to freedom of expression
In three segment of the MOOC created by Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, Agnès Callamard reviews the legitimate restriction to freedom of expression under International Human Rights Standard. The question that Callamards aims to answer is under which conditions can restricting free speech be legitimate. The answer to that question is located in the wording of the international or regional provisions related to freedom of expression which had resulted in the so-called Three Part Test. In this first segment, Callamard focuses on the first test, or step, the test of legality. She explains what it means by presenting the conclusions of various expert bodies, as well as some decisions by the international jurisprudence.
In three segments of the MOOC created by Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, Agnès Callamard reviews the legitimate restriction to freedom of expression under International Human Rights Standard. The question that Callamards aims to answer is under which conditions can restricting free speech be legitimate. The answer to that question is located in the wording of the international or regional provisions related to freedom of expression which had resulted in the so-called Three Part Test. In this third segment, Callamard considers the third step: the test of necessity, which by all definition is probably the most important one in that three part test.
In three segments of the MOOC created by Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, Agnès Callamard reviews the legitimate restriction to freedom of expression under International Human Rights Standard. The question that Callamards aims to answer is under which conditions can restricting free speech be legitimate. The answer to that question is located in the wording of the international or regional provisions related to freedom of expression which had resulted in the so-called Three Part Test. In this second segment, Callamard considers the 2nd step, that of the valid grounds for the restriction.
The toolkit “is organized in six thematic modules that offer up to date information on the protection and promotion of freedom of expression, access to public information and safety of journalists in Judicial Systems in Ibero America. It also provides a range of learning activities, assessment tools, and didactic resources, with the aim of becoming a dynamic component of basic and advance training in Judicial Schools”. Available only in Spanish.
Catalina Botero Marino, UNESCO. Caja de herramientas para escuelas judiciales iberoamericanas : formación de formadores en libertad de expresión, acceso a la información pública y seguridad de periodistas. Paris, Francia Montevideo, Uruguay: UN, UNESCO Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2017.