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Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan: A Historical Overview
Islamabad: Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) (2012), 78 pp.
Blasphemy Laws and Pakistan's Human Rights Obligations
University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review (UNDALR), volume 14 (2012), pp. 25-54
"Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are criticised for being discriminatory against religious minorities and inconsistent with human rights standards. There have been attempts in the past to amend these laws. However, after protests by religious parties, each of these attempts failed. In 2011 the debate to
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Crucial Reform of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws Remains a Distant Dream
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF) (2012), 19 pp.
What's Wrong with Defamation of Religion?
In: The Content and Context of Hate Speech: Rethinking Regulation and Responses
Michael Herz, Peter Molnar (eds.)
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), pp. 164-182
"In March 2010, in Geneva, the UN's Human Rights Council (HRC) voted by a narrow margin to accept a nonbinding Resolution on “Combating Defamation of Religions.” (Hereafter, “the Resolution.”) Resolutions like this one have been offered regularly at the HRC and in the General Assembly, have
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Media and the Law: An Overview of Legal Issues and Challenges
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2011), 26 pp.
"This report provides an overview of the different kinds of laws that affect the media and explains how they are used in many countries to influence the operations of news outlets and the information they offer. It focuses on restrictive laws more than on those of the enabling and empowering variety
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Libel Tourism: Silencing the Press Through Transnational Legal Threats
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2010), 41 pp.
"This report by Drew Sullivan, a journalist, editor, and media development specialist, explains how lawsuits can force media organizations to censor themselves or limit the distribution of their news content, restricting freedom of expression and thus threatening one of the foundations of democracy.
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Digital Media Law
Chichester, West Sussex, U.K; Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell (2010), ix, 352 pp.
The Right to Offend, Shock or Disturb: A Guide to Evolution of Insult Laws in 2007 and 2008
Reston, Virg.: World Press Freedom Committee (2009), 155 pp.
Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation
Top Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank (2008), 402 pp.
"According to the introduction, this 'guide is intended as a tool for media reform particularly in developing and transitional democracies. At the same time, it should be useful anywhere people aspire to a deeper democracy. Building democracy is a process, often long-term, and promoting free, plural
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Unholy Speech and Holy Laws: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan—Controversial Origins, Design Defects, and Free Speech Implications
Minnesota Journal of International Law, volume 17, issue 2 (2008), pp. 303-385
"This article, inter alia, attempts to analyze and focus on the historical, formalistic, and design aspects of Pakistan’s existing blasphemy laws from a comparative perspective. It argues that, quite apart from procedural inadequacies of the Pakistani legal system and its special socio-political c
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Freedom of Speech in South East Europe: Media Independence and Self-Regulation
Sofia: Media Development Center; South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) (2007), 613 pp.
Broadcasting Pluralism and Diversity: Training Manual for African Regulators
Key Guidance
London: Article 19 (2006), 112 pp.
"The African Charter on Broadcasting, adopted in 2001 on the tenth anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, alongside the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa establish a series of important principles that should guide the de
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Media Law for Journalists
London et al.: Sage (2006), xi, 326 pp.
"An introduction and a reference guide to the main legal issues facing journalists, this book presumes no prior legal knowledge but covers all the relevant areas including defamation, privacy contempt of court, freedom of expression, and intellectual property." (Publisher description)
Freedom of Expression and the Media in Indonesia
London; Jakarta: Article 19; Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) (2005), 95 pp.
Freedom of Expression and the Media in Timor-Leste
London; Dili: Article 19; Internews (2005), 95 pp.
Freedom of Expression and the Media in the Philippines
London; Manila: Article 19; Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) (2005), 70 pp.
Freedom of Expression and the Media in Malaysia
London; Kuala Lumpur: Article 19; Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) (2005), 100 pp.
Freedom of Expression and the Media in Singapore
London: Article 19 (2005), 77 pp.
Freedom of Expression and the Media in Cambodia
London: Article 19; Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC); Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) (2005), 89 pp.
Freedom of Expression and the Media in Thailand
London; Bangkok: Article 19; Forum-Asia (2005), 126 pp.
