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In their highly original critical approach, the distinguished authors distil recommendations on how laws on such speech should be interpreted, applied, and reformed, all of them reviewed and endorsed by the UN Special Rapporteur and other authoritative individuals and bodies worldwide. The editors address these recommendations to states and to private companies operating internationally through the internet. This work is a unique and invaluable resource produced by two editors whose scholarship and distinction command the utmost respect. * Judge Michael Tugendhat, former High Court judge in England and Wales * This is the definitive book for everyone working on and interested in the right to freedom of speech. It clearly translates the standards of international law into a guide for action and handles sensitive subjects in a fair and nuanced way. I whole heartedly agree with its recommendations. * Judge Francoise Tulkens, former Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights * Amal Clooney and Lord Neuberger have produced a wide ranging work of great intellectual merit that covers a host of contemporary issues and provides insightful answers to many questions. It will be an invaluable guide for practitioners and academics alike, and an essential and welcome reference work for journalists, war correspondents and editors alike. * Judge Sir Howard Morrison KCMG CBE QC, former UK Judge at the International Criminal Court * I am truly impressed by the exceptionally high quality of this book. It will be the go-to reference book on the subject that will play a pivotal role in stimulating policy discussions and will contribute significantly to the defence of media freedom and journalism around the world. * Pedro Vaca Villarreal, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights * This book provides an important antidote, an authorative account of international law protections which can bolster domestic defences. It sets out clearly and correctly the minimum standards that should govern political discourse and will enable improper attacks on free speech to be more easily recognised and condemned. It will serve as a vital guide for journalists, editors and media lawyers engaged in the struggle for world- wide distribution of important truths. * Geoffrey Robertson AO KC * A tour de force. Erudite, exceptionally clear and well structured, by authors with real gravitas and experience in the field. The book's focus on the four key areas where press freedom is threatened could not be more timely. It uniquely pulls together media and international law; for the first time, international standards for freedom of speech are collated in one text. * Alex Bailin KC *

In their highly original critical approach, the distinguished authors distil recommendations on how laws on ... speech should be interpreted, applied, and reformed ... This work is a unique and invaluable resource produced by two editors whose scholarship and distinction command the utmost respect. * Judge Michael Tugendhat, former High Court judge in England and Wales * This is the definitive book for everyone working on and interested in the right to freedom of speech. It clearly translates the standards of international law into a guide for action and handles sensitive subjects in a fair and nuanced way. I whole heartedly agree with its recommendations. * Judge Francoise Tulkens, former Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights * This book provides an authorative account of international law protections which can bolster domestic defences. It sets out clearly and correctly the minimum standards that should govern political discourse and will enable improper attacks on free speech to be more easily recognised and condemned. It will serve as a vital guide for journalists, editors and media lawyers engaged in the struggle for world- wide distribution of important truths. * Geoffrey Robertson AO KC, former United Nations judge * Amal Clooney and Lord Neuberger have produced a wide ranging work of great intellectual merit that covers a host of contemporary issues and provides insightful answers to many questions. It will be an invaluable guide for practitioners and academics alike, and an essential and welcome reference work for journalists, war correspondents and editors alike. * Judge Sir Howard Morrison KCMG CBE QC, former UK Judge at the International Criminal Court * I am truly impressed by the exceptionally high quality of this book. It will be the go-to reference book on the subject that will play a pivotal role in stimulating policy discussions and will contribute significantly to the defence of media freedom and journalism around the world. * Pedro Vaca Villarreal, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights * A tour de force. Erudite, exceptionally clear and well structured, by authors with real gravitas and experience in the field. The book's focus on the four key areas where press freedom is threatened could not be more timely. It uniquely pulls together media and international law; for the first time, international standards for freedom of speech are collated in one text. * Alex Bailin KC, barrister and human rights expert *

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Amal Clooney is a leading human rights lawyer who has spent the past two decades defending victims of injustice around the world. She has secured victories in landmark human rights cases and won numerous awards for her work in freeing detained journalists around the globe. Ms Clooney is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Law School and co-author of The Right to a Fair Trial in International Law (OUP: 2020), which won the top publishing award at the American Society of International Law 2022 book awards. In 2016 she and her husband George Clooney co-founded the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which has a mission to 'wage justice' for human rights abuses around the world and now operates in over 40 countries. Lord David Neuberger served two decades as a barrister before being appointed as a Judge in 1996 where he then became President of the UK Supreme Court from 2012 to 2017. He has decided cases involving some of the most significant human rights and constitutional law issues and has written and spoken extensively on free speech and privacy issues. He has sat as a Non-Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, and a Judge in Singapore. He is President of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, and the Chair of the High-Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, an independent advisory body composed of leading experts in international law established at the request of the international Media Freedom Coalition.

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