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CJIL 2023 Symposium: Free Speech

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Add to Calendar 2023-02-24 13:00:00 2023-02-24 16:30:00 CJIL 2023 Symposium: Free Speech Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/cjil-2023-symposium-free-speech - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public —
Online-Only Law School Event
1111 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Open to the public

Free speech has taken on a new importance in the digital age. From the Arab Spring in 2010 to more recent protests in Hong Kong, the so-called “digital-platform-based public sphere” has proven a powerful tool for promoting human rights, catalyzing social and political movements, and sharing information across the globe. Technology, it seems, marches humanity closer toward the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ guarantee of freedom of opinion and expression.

But the Internet in general, and social media platforms in particular, also facilitate the spread of hate speech, propaganda, misinformation, terrorism recruitment, and political manipulation. The resulting challenges to domestic and international legal systems raise questions about how international law principles and mechanisms can inform free speech governance in both digital and offline arenas.

Schedule

  • Friday, February 24, 2023
    • Opening Remarks
        • Miriam Kohn, CJIL's Editor-in-Chief
        • Aziz Z. Huq, Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law, The University of Chicago Law School
    • Panel 1: Propaganda and Journalism
        • Arthur Traldi, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
        • Evelyn Mary Aswad, The University of Oklahoma College of Law
        • Edward L. Carter, Brigham Young University School of Communications

        Moderated by Geoffrey R. Stone, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law, The University of Chicago Law School

    • Break
    • Panel 2: European Free Speech Regulation
        • Dawn Carla Nunziato, George Washington University Law School; EthicalTech@GW & Global Internet Freedom Project; TikTok Content Advisory Council
        • Kyu Ho Youm, University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication
        • Ahran Park, The School of Media and Communication, Korea University
        • Ioanna Tourkochoriti, University of Galway

        Moderated by Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, University of Chicago Law School

    • Break
    • Panel 3: Democracy and Free Speech
        • Emilio Peluso Neder Meyer, The Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil; The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil
        • Fabrício Bertini Pasquot Polido, The Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
        • Luís Roberto Barroso, Justice of the Brazilian Supreme Court; Rio de Janeiro State University; Harvard Kennedy School
        • Pegah Banihashemi, J.S.D. Candidate, The University of Chicago Law School

        Moderated by Genevieve Lakier, Professor of Law and Herbert and Marjorie Fried Teaching Scholar, The University of Chicago Law School

    • Close