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

Curriculum

    1. Introductory Video

    2. Introductory video

    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. IPU video: Fight for the rights of persecuted MPs

    9. Freedom of Expression and Elections

    10. Further Readings

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

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

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

    10. Expert Video

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

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

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

    14. Further Readings:

    15. Quiz

    1. Lead Trainer Video

    2. Reading: Regulation of Journalists

    3. Reading: Regulation of the Print Media

    4. Expert video on the principles governing broadcast regulation

    5. Regulation of Public Service Media

    6. Regulating Online Content and Digital Service Providers

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

    8. New Challenges Posed by Online Speech

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

    10. Expert Video

    11. Expert Video

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

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

    14. Further Readings

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

    10. Expert Video

    11. Further Readings

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

    7. Expert Video

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

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

    10. Further Readings

    11. Quiz

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.

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