Zöchling v. Austria
The Fourth Section of the European Court of Human Rights held that Austria violated Article 8 by not properly balancing the right to privacy with the freedom of expression.
The Fourth Section of the European Court of Human Rights held that Austria violated Article 8 by not properly balancing the right to privacy with the freedom of expression.
The Japanese Supreme Court held that it was impermissible for a government arts council to deny funding to a movie when an actor had been convicted of illegal cocaine use.
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ruled that a law aiming to restrict freedom of expression and of the press during the electoral period was unconstitutional.
ECOWAS held that provisions of Nigeria’s Broadcasting Code violated the right to freedom of expression protected by the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights.
The Supreme Court of the United States held that Federal Law 8 U.S.C. §1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) was not unconstitutionally overboard, because it forbids only the purposeful solicitation and facilitation of unlawful immigration.
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