Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Freedom of Expression for Parliaments and Their Members

Course Curriculum

    1. Introductory Video UNESCO

    2. Introductory Video IPU

    3. Reading: About This Course

    1. Expert Video

    2. Lead Trainer Video

    3. Reading: Selected Guarantees of Freedom of Expression

    4. Reading: Special Protection for Public Interest Speech and Positive Obligations to Ensure Safety

    5. UNESCO Video: “Why #FreedomOfExpression and #AccessToInformation are so central for free and fair elections?”

    6. Reading: The Right to Information

    7. Reading: Whistleblowers

    8. Game

    9. IPU video: Fight for the rights of persecuted MPs

    10. Freedom of Expression and Elections

    11. Further Readings

    12. Quiz

    1. UNESCO video: The Legitimate Limits to Freedom of Expression: The Three-Part Test

    2. Lead Trainer Video

    3. Reading: A Deeper Dive into the Three-part Test

    4. Recap of the Three-part Test

    5. Expert Video

    6. Reading: Case Studies on Freedom of Expression and Privacy

    7. Game

    8. Reading: Special Challenges for Freedom of Expression: Reputation

    9. Reading: Special Challenges for Freedom of Expression: Equality, Hate Speech and Religion

    10. UNESCO video: The Rabat Plan of Action on the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred

    11. Expert Video

    12. Reading: Special Challenges for Freedom of Expression: National Security and Public order

    13. Reading: Special Challenges for Freedom of Expression: Morals

    14. Reading: Special Challenges for Freedom of Expression: The Administration of Justice

    15. Further Readings:

    16. Quiz

    1. Lead Trainer Video

    2. Reading: Regulation of Journalists

    3. Reading: Regulation of the Print Media

    4. Reading: Principles Governing Broadcast Regulation

    5. Regulation of Public Service Media

    6. Game

    7. Regulating Online Content and Digital Service Providers

    8. UNESCO Video: “How to address online #HateSpeech with a human rights-based approach?”

    9. New Challenges Posed by Online Speech

    10. UNESCO Video: “How the Internet became toxic (and what tools we built to fix it!)”

    11. Expert Video

    12. Expert Video

    13. Reading: Emerging Approaches to Regulating Online Content and Platforms

    14. Reading: The Responsibility of Parliamentarians to Moderate Their Social Media Pages

    15. Further Readings

    16. Quiz

    1. Lead Trainer Video

    2. Reading: Inviolability

    3. Reading: Non-Accountability: Scope of Protection in Terms of Persons

    4. Reading: Non-Accountability: Scope of Protection Based on the Nature of the Statements

    5. Reading: Legal Scope of Protection Under Non-Accountability

    6. Expert Video

    7. Reading: Regulation of Parliamentary Speech by Parliaments

    8. Reading: Systems for Addressing Parliamentary Misconduct

    9. Game

    10. Reading: Political Parties and Regulation of Their Elected Representatives

    11. Expert Video

    12. Further Readings

    13. Quiz

    1. Lead Trainer Video

    2. Reading: Responsibilities of Parliamentarians to Promote Freedom of Expression in their Role as Legislators

    3. Reading: Responsibilities of Parliamentarians to Promote Freedom of Expression through Oversight and as Social Leaders

    4. Expert Video

    5. Reading: Parliaments and Transparency

    6. Game

    7. Reading: Access to Parliament by the Media and Others and Systems of Accreditation

    8. Expert Video

    9. The relationship between parliamentarians and civil servants and parliamentary staff

    10. Reading: Steps to Improve Freedom of Expression: Checklist for Parliamentarians

    11. Further Readings

    12. Quiz

About this course

  • Free
  • 73 lessons
  • 2 hours 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.
  • Estimated Completion Time: 9 hours

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