INTERNATIONAL

FOCUSPROGRAMME

International Focus Programme: Media Law

The International Focus Programme (IFP)

A focus on an internationally relevant legal matter

Proposed by the membersImplemented by the entire ELSA

Network.

International 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

International Focus Programme: Media Law

IFP

Hot legal topic

Impact on everyday life

versatileAcademic discussion potential

Internationally relevant

International Focus Programme: Media Law

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 21st century; Environmental Law; harmonization of the EU Law in the transition of Legal Systems

• 2007–2010: Intellectual Property Law

International Focus Programme: Media Law

Health LawFIRST YEAR

OF IMPLEMENTATION

Opening Conference, April 2011Prague (Czech Republic), Charles University 3rd School of Medicine

1 International Essay CompetitionHow 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

International Focus Programme: Media Law

SECOND YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION

Mid Evaluation Conference, April 2012: “Mental Health & Human Rights”Trieste (Italy), University of Trieste

1 International Essay CompetitionRight to Healthcare

60 Events in the network

International Focus Programme: Media Law

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

International Focus Programme: Media Law

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

International Focus Programme: Media Law

Three areas of interest

• Print media (newspapers, magazines, print advertising)

• Telecommunications and Digital Communications (including radio and television broadcasting)

• Internet

International Focus Programme: Media Law

List of topics:

• General• Print media• Telecommunications and Digital

communications• Internet• Media Law and Human Rights

International Focus Programme: Media Law

1st year of implementation:

START THE WORK!

International Focus Programme: Media Law

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

International Focus Programme: Media Law

WORKING

GROUPS