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Defamation Law in Russia in the Context of the Council of Europe (COE) Standards on Media Freedom

  • Elena Sherstoboeva*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

Informed by the CoE standards, the paper compares the ways in which defamation is conceived by two of Russia’s highest courts, the Constitutional and Supreme Courts, and reviews how defamation cases are adjudicated in Russian’s courts of initial jurisdiction.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-107
Number of pages39
JournalJournal of International Media & Entertainment Law
Volume9
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2020

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Research Keywords

  • defamation
  • Russia
  • freedom of speech
  • freedom of expression
  • media
  • censorship
  • speech regulation
  • media law
  • Russian media
  • Council of Europe
  • European Court of Human Rights
  • human rights law
  • media freedom
  • Press freedom
  • takedown
  • digital regulation
  • communication law

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