Freedom of Expression and Internet Regulation
Freedom of Information at 250: now on Storify
Last week, Article 19 held the 'Freedom of Information at 250' event at the Free Word Centre. The aim of the event was to commemorate, celebrate and scrutinise the adoption of the first freedom of information law in Sweden and Finland in 1766. Participants also...
Information Law and Policy Centre’s annual workshop highlights new challenges in balancing competing human rights
Our annual workshop and lecture - held earlier this month - brought together a wide range of legal academics, lawyers, policy-makers and interested parties to discuss the future of human rights and digital information control. A number of key themes emerged in...
Access to information should not be an after-thought in plans for ‘transforming our justice system’
In this post, Sussex University lecturer Judith Townend argues that access to information should be at the heart of plans to reform the justice system. She summarises the key points from her submission to the Ministry of Justice in response to the consultation on the...
Article 19 event: 250 years of freedom of information
On 2 December 1766, the world’s first-ever freedom of information law was signed into law. It had been promulgated by the Riksdag – Parliament – of Sweden and Finland, which at the time was one country. The 1766 Law is the oldest constitution to regulate freedom of...
Social media and crime: the good, the bad and the ugly
Social media has revolutionised how we communicate. As part of a series for The Conversation, Alyce McGovern, UNSW Australia and Sanja Milivojevic, La Trobe University summarise how social media is affecting crime and criminal justice. The popularity of social media...
Full Programme: Annual Workshop and Evening Lecture
Restricted and Redacted: Where now for human rights and digital information control? The full programme for the Information Law and Policy Centre's annual workshop and lecture on Wednesday 9th November 2016 is now available (see below). For both events, attendance...
EU Copyright Reform: Outside the Safe Harbours, Intermediary Liability Capsizes into Incoherence
In the following piece, Christina Angelopoulos, lecturer in intellectual property law at the University of Cambridge, analyses the aspects of the Commission's new proposal for the digital single market directive that are relevant to intermediary liability. The post...
Information Law and Policy Centre Annual Lecture and Workshop
An afternoon workshop and evening lecture to be given by leading information and data protection lawyer Rosemary Jay. Restricted and Redacted: Where now for human rights and digital information control? The Information Law and Policy Centre is delighted to announce...
C-494/15 – Tommy Hilfiger: No Difference between Online and Real World Marketplaces for IP Enforcement
In the following piece, Christina Angelopoulos, post-doc researcher at the Information Law and Policy Centre of the University of London, analyses the recent judgment of the CJEU in case C-494/15 Tommy Hilfiger. The post was originally published on the Kluwer...
The socio-legal aspects of 3D printing: Between “chaos” and “control”
Not so long ago 3D printing was being discussed alongside the internet, file sharing and digital currencies as a sign of the beginning of an era of post-control and post-scarcity. There were fears that governments would struggle to regulate the activities of a new...