Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Freedom of Expression for Parliaments and Their Members
Curriculum
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Introductory Video
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Introductory video
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Reading: About This Course
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Expert Video
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Lead Trainer Video
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Reading: Selected Guarantees of Freedom of Expression
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Reading: Special Protection for Public Interest Speech and Positive Obligations to Ensure Safety
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UNESCO Video: “Why #FreedomOfExpression and #AccessToInformation are so central for free and fair elections?”
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Reading: The Right to Information
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Reading: Whistleblowers
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IPU video: Fight for the rights of persecuted MPs
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Freedom of Expression and Elections
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Further Readings
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Quiz
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UNESCO video: The Legitimate Limits to Freedom of Expression: The Three-Part Test
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Lead Trainer Video
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Reading: A Deeper Dive into the Three-part Test
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Recap of the Three-part Test
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Expert Video
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Reading: Case Studies on Freedom of Expression and Privacy
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Reading: Special Challenges for Freedom of Expression: Reputation
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Reading: Special Challenges for Freedom of Expression: Equality, Hate Speech and Religion
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UNESCO video: The Rabat Plan of Action on the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred
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Expert Video
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Reading: Special Challenges for Freedom of Expression: National Security and Public order
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Reading: Special Challenges for Freedom of Expression: Morals
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Reading: Special Challenges for Freedom of Expression: The Administration of Justice
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Further Readings:
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Quiz
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Lead Trainer Video
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Reading: Regulation of Journalists
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Reading: Regulation of the Print Media
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Expert video on the principles governing broadcast regulation
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Regulation of Public Service Media
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Regulating Online Content and Digital Service Providers
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UNESCO Video: “How to address online #HateSpeech with a human rights-based approach?”
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New Challenges Posed by Online Speech
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UNESCO Video: “How the Internet became toxic (and what tools we built to fix it!)”
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Expert Video
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Expert Video
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Reading: Emerging Approaches to Regulating Online Content and Platforms
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Reading: The Responsibility of Parliamentarians to Moderate Their Social Media Pages
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Further Readings
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Quiz
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Lead Trainer Video
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Reading: Inviolability
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Reading: Non-Accountability: Scope of Protection in Terms of Persons
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Reading: Non-Accountability: Scope of Protection Based on the Nature of the Statements
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Reading: Legal Scope of Protection Under Non-Accountability
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Expert Video
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Reading: Regulation of Parliamentary Speech by Parliaments
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Reading: Systems for Addressing Parliamentary Misconduct
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Reading: Political Parties and Regulation of Their Elected Representatives
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Expert Video
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Further Readings
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Quiz
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Lead Trainer Video
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Reading: Responsibilities of Parliamentarians to Promote Freedom of Expression in their Role as Legislators
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Reading: Responsibilities of Parliamentarians to Promote Freedom of Expression through Oversight and as Social Leaders
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Expert Video
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Reading: Parliaments and Transparency
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Reading: Access to Parliament by the Media and Others and Systems of Accreditation
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Expert Video
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The relationship between parliamentarians and civil servants and parliamentary staff
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Reading: Steps to Improve Freedom of Expression: Checklist for Parliamentarians
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Further Readings
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Quiz
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About this course
- Free
- 67 lessons
- 1 hour of video content
- This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Freedom of Expression for Parliaments and their Members was commissioned by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and prepared by the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD).
- The course aims to develop the skills and capacity of members of parliament, parliamentary staff, civil society organisations, academics and others with a focus on parliaments to protect and promote freedom of expression inside and outside of parliament.