International Focus Programme Media Law The International Focus Programme IFP A focus on an internationally relevant legal matter Proposed by the members Implemented by the entire ELSA Network ID: 781865
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INTERNATIONALFOCUSPROGRAMME
Slide2International Focus Programme: Media Law
The International Focus Programme (IFP)
A focus on an internationally relevant legal matter
Proposed by the members
Implemented by the entire ELSA Network.
Slide3International Focus Programme: Media Law
The aim of the IFP
a
specific theme for the whole ELSA Network over a fixed term
creating a forum where the topic can be discussed in various activities
consolidating ELSA’s work
producing concrete results of
a
high standard
to give the law students in
Europe
a voice
and
to gather
their
diverse opinions
and
ideas
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IFP before the current topic
1995–1997: A Just World:
A new role for lawyers, legal education and law in development
1997–1999: The Law of Peace in the year 2000:
Current violations and effective enforcement of international law; the reform of international organizations
2000–2002: Information Society – the Legal Challenges:
Application of New Technologies, Protection of Individuals and the Legislative Response
2003–2005: Trade Law:
A Way for Sustainable Development
2006–2007: 25 Years of Legal Development:
UN in the 21
st
century; Environmental Law; harmonization of the EU Law in the transition of Legal Systems
2007–2010: Intellectual Property Law
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Health Law
FIRST
YEAR
OF IMPLEMENTATION
Opening Conference, April 2011
Prague (Czech Republic), Charles University 3rd School of Medicine
1 International Essay Competition
How to support countries in designing, adopting and implementing effective and comprehensive public health laws, which both promote and protect the public’s health and as well as are consistent with human rights?
79 events in the ELSA Network
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SECOND YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION
Mid Evaluation Conference, April 2012:
“Mental Health & Human Rights”
Trieste (Italy), University of Trieste
1 International Essay Competition
Right to Healthcare
60 Events in the network
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Elections of a new topic
- Selection process
theme
reflects a 'hot legal topic' in Europe and the
world
- The
chosen theme considers that
we can
have an
impact
on the environment we are living
in
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NEW TOPIC:
Media
Law
can be defined as an area of law that regulates activities in all sorts and sizes of media
communications
FOCUS
: the role of the media in democratic systems and legal standards for the protection of freedom of expression, right to access information and privacy
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Three areas of
interest
Print media
(newspapers, magazines, print advertising)
Telecommunications and Digital Communications
(including radio and television broadcasting)
Internet
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List
o
f topics:
General
Print media
Telecommunications and Digital communications
Internet
Media Law and Human Rights
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1
st
year of implementation:
Main Focus: Preparing basics. Raising awareness about Media Law.
Recommended sub-topic: Media Law, Human Rights & Internet
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Projects in the first year :
Essay Competition: Online Hate Speech right or crime?
Legal Research Group – Online Hate Speech
Online Hate Speech Conference – Oslo
World Forum for Democracy
Law Tech Europe Congress
IFP event in
Brussels
HRMCC
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Statistic
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2
nd
Year of implementation:
Main Focus: International projects
Recommended sub-topic: Telecommunication and Digital Communication
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Cooperation within the Board
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Discussion
Challenges?
Plans?
Promotion?