Transcript ` International Standards of Broadcast Regulation Prepared by Michael Karanicolas Legal Officer Centre for Law and Democracy

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International Standards of Broadcast
Regulation
Prepared by Michael Karanicolas
Legal Officer
Centre for Law and Democracy
Freedom of Expression
1. The right to hold opinions without interference.
2. The right to seek, receive and impart information
and ideas of all kinds.
3. The right to access information, as recognized
internationally.
4. States have a responsibility not only to refrain from
infringing the right, but to work to protect it.
Freedom of Expression
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Art. 19
• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Art. 19
• Convention on the Rights of the Child - Art. 13
• American Convention on Human Rights - Art. 13
• European Convention on Human Rights - Art. 10
• African Charter on Human and People’s Rights - Art. 9
Freedom of Expression in the ICCPR:
19(3) The exercise of [freedom of expression] carries with it
special duties and responsibilities. It may therefore be subject
to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are
provided by law and are necessary:
(a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others;
(b) For the protection of national security or of public
order (ordre public), or of public health or morals.
Freedom of Expression
• Negative obligations: must not restrict freedom of
expression except in accordance with the three part
test
• Positive obligations: copyright, broadcast regulation,
etc.
Key Goals
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Freedom of expression and of information
A diverse, pluralistic media landscape
Maximum accessibility
Optimal use of the airwaves to promote the public
interest
Thank you!
Michael Karanicolas
[email protected]
@RTI_Law
www.law-democracy.org