The United Nations and Freedom of Expression and Information
Critical Perspectives

Table of Contents

Foreword Nigel Rodley
1. The development of freedom of expression and information within the UN: leaps and bounds or fits and starts? Tarlach McGonagle
Part I. UN Normative and Institutional Approaches to the Protection of Freedom of Expression and Information:
2. International covenant on civil and political rights: interpreting freedom of expression and information standards for the present and the future Michael O'Flaherty
3. International covenant on economic, social and cultural rights: accessibility and the right to information Yvonne Donders
4. International convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination: the prohibition of 'racist hate speech' Patrick Thornberry
5. Convention on the rights of the child: freedom of expression for children Lucy Smith
6. Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities: ensuring full and equal access to information Eliza Varney
7. UNESCO: freedom of expression, information and the media Sylvie Coudray
8. The UN special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression: progressive development of international standards relating to freedom of expression Toby Mendel
Part II. Elected Thematic Focuses:
9. Ten challenges for the right to information in the age of mega-leaks Helen Darbishire
10. Early days: the UN, ICTs and freedom of expression Karol Jakubowicz
11. A new vision of values, accountability and mission for journalism Aidan White
12. Uprooting 'defamation of religions' and planting a new approach to freedom of expression at the UN Sejal Parmar
13. Limits to freedom of expression: lessons from counter-terrorism Martin Scheinin
14. Tacit citing: the scarcity of judicial dialogue between the global and the regional human rights mechanisms in freedom of expression cases Antoine Buyse.

Look Inside

• Index (310 KB)
• Marketing Excerpt (176 KB)
• Table of Contents (87 KB)
• Front Matter (1551 KB)
• Copyright Information Page (119 KB)