Legal reviews

Legal review of Resolution No. 578 of Belarus, on governing accreditation rules and procedures for foreign journalists in Belarus

Legal review of the draft Federal Act on Measures to Protect Users on Communications Platforms (Kommunikationsplattformen-Gesetz – KoPI-G) by the Republic of Austria

Legal review of the draft law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On the manipulation of information”

Legal review of the draft law of Ukraine "On Media"

Legal review of the draft Law on Audiovisual Media and the Law on Electronic Communications in Albania

Legal review of the Uzbek draft law "On Broadcasting"

Updated legal review of the draft Law on Audiovisual Media and the Law of Electronic Communications in Albania

Legal Analysis of the draft Law on Media Services in Albania

International Standards and Comparative National Approaches to Countering Disinformation in the Context of Freedom of the Media

Legal Commentary to the Draft Information Security Concept of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2019 - 2023

Legal Review of the Austrian draft Law on Diligence and Responsibility Online

Legal Analysis of Amendments to Law on Audio and Audio-visual media services in North Macedonia

Legal Analysis of "Electronic Media Law" of Montenegro

Legal Analysis of proposed amendments to the “Law on Free Access to Information of Public Character"

Legal Review of the Right of Reply as Prescribed by the Statute on Periodic Press and News Agencies of Slovakia

ANALYSE JURIDIQUE DE LA PROPOSITION DE LOI FRANÇAISE RELATIVE A LA UTTE CONTRE LA MANIPULATION DE L’INFORMATION AU REGARD DES RINCIPES INTERNATIONAUX REGISSANT LA LIBERTE DE L’INFORMATION

Recommendations on Protecting Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in the Regulation of Online Content in South East Europe

Commentary on Some Provisions of the Draft Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Countering Extremism"

Note on the Legal and Political Circumstances Related to the Detention and Release in 2017 of Several Turkish Journalists in Spain

International Standards and Comparative Approaches on Freedom of Expression and Blocking of Terrorist or Extremist Content Online

Comparative Legal Analysis of Ukrainian Regulation of Hate Speech in the Media

Commentary on the national law “On Television and Radio Broadcasting” of Turkmenistan

Analysis of the Draft Provision on the “Presentation of media services via Internet” to the Turkish Law No. 6112 on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Media Services

Legal analysis of the draft Law of the Republic of Malta to provide for the Updating of the Regulation of Media and Defamation matters and for matters consequential or ancilliary thereto

The analysis of certain provisions of the basic law of the Kyrgyz Republic ‘On election of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and Deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic’

Final legal review of draft law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On Amendments and Addenda to Some Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Information and Communications

Recommendations on the notion of the online medium as spelt in the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 23 July 1999 No 451-1 “On Media”

Analysis of the draft law amending the Macedonian Law on audio and audiovisual media services

Legal analysis of the draft law “On Changes to Some Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Countering Threats to National Security in the Information Sphere”

Commentary on certain provisions of the law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On guarantees of activities of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic”

Comments on the Initiative of the Prime Minister of Georgia to Establish the Office of the Media Ombudsman

Legal Review of the Draft Law on Better Law Enforcement in Social Networks

Legal review: The Rules of Access for Visitors to the Premises of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Legal analysis of the draft law On Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan on Mass Media

Analysis of Amendments to Hungary’s Law on Right to Informational Self-Determination and on Freedom of Information

Accreditation of Foreign Journalists in the OSCE region

Legal analysis of the law on making amendments and supplements to the Republic of Armenia law on television and radio

Legal Analysis of Proposed Amendments to the Audiovisual Code of the Republic of Moldova

Comment on the draft Concept of Cooperation between Courts in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Media

Best Practices Regarding Must-carry and Must-offer Rules for Cable Operators and Broadcasters

Legal Analysis of the Proposed Bill C-51, the Canadian Anti-terrorism Act, 2015

Legal Analysis of Proposed Amendments to the Audiovisual Code of the republic of Moldova and the Law on Freedom of Expression of the Republic of Moldova

Legal review on the current Austrian draft laws on transparency and freedom of information

Legal Analysis of the Draft Laws Amending and Complementing the Moldovan Audiovisual Code

Legal Review of the draft Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Introducing Amendments to Certain Legislative acts of the Kyrgyz Republic"

Legal analysis of the draft amendments to the civil code of the republic or Armenia

Legal Analysis of the Draft Law of Lithuania amending Chapter XXII and Article 154 and repealing Articles 155, 232 and 290 of the Criminal Code and the Draft Law amending Article 187 of the Code of Administrative Offences

Assessment of draft amendments to Law No 5651

Legal Analysis of Law no. 925 of 17 October 2013 Concerning the Defamation Legislation in Italy

Legal review of the Decree (#456) of the President of the Republic of Belarus “On introduction of amendments and changes to some Decrees of the President of the Republic of Belarus” of 7 October 2013

Legal Analysis of the Draft Law on Electronic Communications of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Comments on the drafts of the Criminal Code (new edition) and Code on the Administrative Offences (new edition) of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Comments on Amendments to the Draft Law of Belarus on Information, Informatization, and the Protection of Information

Comments on the Draft Law of Ukraine on Public Television and Radio Broadcasting

Comments on the New Versions of the Draft Law on Media and the Law on Audiovisual Media Services of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

2nd Legal Analysis of the Draft Law on Media and Audiovisual Media Services of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Legal Analysis of the Draft Law on Media and Audiovisual Media Services of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Legal review of Kazakhstan’s draft law on the protection of children from information harmful to their health and development

Analysis of the Laws pertaining to the Public Service Broadcasting System of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Analysis on the Legislative Framework on the Communications Regulatory Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Analysis of the Programme on the Transition from Analogue Terrestrial Television to Digital Terrestrial Television in the Republic of Moldova

Comments on the second draft of the law on transparency, access to information and good governance of Spain

Comments on the draft law on transparency, access to information and good governance of Spain

Legal analysis of the Draft Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On television and radio broadcasting”

Legal analysis of the Draft Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On transparency of activities of bodies of state power and governance”

Legal analysis of the Draft Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On television and radio broadcasting" (April 2011 with addendum of September 2011)

Legal analysis of the Law “On press and other mass media in Turkmen SSR”

Analysis of Draft Law 1415-C of the Republic of Italy

Analysis of the recent provisions regulating the Internet in Belarus

Legal review of and recommendations to the Hungarian media package

Analysis of the Draft Law on Freedom of Expression of Moldova

Addendum to the comments on the amendments to the law of the Republic of Armenia on broadcasting and to the review on the concept paper on migrating to digital radio and TV broadcasting system made earlier (in May and March 2010) by the OSCE FoM experts

Comments on the amendments to the Law of the Republic of Armenia on Broadcasting

Legal review of the Decree on Establishment of Public Television and Radio Broadcasting in the Kyrgyz Republic

Commentary on the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus on Measures to Improve the Use of the National Segment of the Internet

Analysis of the draft laws amending the defamation legislation in the Republic of Armenia

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Report on the Turkish Internet Law

Commentary on the Draft Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Amendments and Addenda to the Kyrgyz Republic 'Law on the Mass Media'"

Comments on the Draft Law on Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning Information and Communication Networks

Comments on the Draft Law of the Republic of Armenia on Broadcasting

Comments on Draft Law on State Secret of the Republic of Moldova

Comments and suggestions on draft amendments to the defamation provisions of the Criminal and Civil Codes of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Comments on the draft law of the Republic of Belarus on the Mass Media

Comments and suggestions on the draft law "On introducing amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on questions of defamation in the mass media"

Memorandum on the Draft Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Mass Media

Review of the Slovak Draft Press Act

Letter exchange between the Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, (18 January 2008) and Foreign Minister Jan Kubis (25 January 2008) on the draft Slovak Press Act

Cases of media freedom violations during the electoral campaign to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, 2007

Access to information by the media in the OSCE region: Country Reports

Comments on the draft law on information, informatization and protection of information of Belarus

Access to information by the media in the OSCE region: trends and recommendations

Special Report: Registration of Print Media in the OSCE area - Observations and recommendations

Legal review of the Moldovan Audiovisual Code, the Regulation for Granting Broadcasting Licences, and the Statute of the Coordinating Council.

Special report: accreditation of journalists in the OSCE area

Analysis of the digital radio and television broadcasting implementation draft plan of the Republic of Armenia

Position paper on non-linear audiovisual media services

Memorandum on the Defamation Bill 2006 and the Privacy Bill 2006 of the Republic of Ireland

Legal review on Kazakhstan's Law on Mass Media

Further comments on the draft Audiovisual Code of the Republic of Moldova

Legal review on Albanian law on state secrets

Comments on the draft Audiovisual Code of the Republic of Moldova

Legal review on Kyrgyz draft law on freedom of information

Legal review on civil and criminal law on libel in Kyrgyzstan

Legal review on Kyrgyz law on media

Legal review on Kyrgyz law on state secrets

Kazakhstan's regulations for the allocation of domain space

Analysis of the draft law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On the Mass Media

Legal Review on draft Latvian Broadcasting and PSB laws

Comments on the Moldovan Draft Law on Information

Comments on the Moldovan Draft Law on State and Official Secrets

Guide to the Law of Georgia on Freedom of Speech and Expression

Review of the Draft Turkish Penal Code: Freedom of Media Concerns

Review of draft Albanian print media law

Analysis of draft amendments to Albanian electronic media law, regarding introduction of digital terrestrial broadcasting, NCRT proposal

Analysis of draft amendments to Albanian electronic media law, regarding introduction of digital terrestrial broadcasting, MPs proposal

Review of Albanian defamation legislation

Review of Albanian law on right to information on official documents

Joint OSCE/Council of Europe Review on Two Draft Freedom of Information Laws in Azerbaijan

Review on the Laws of Azerbaijan Relating to the Protection of Reputation

Analysis and review of charter of Albanian radio-television

Analysis and review of Albanian electronic media law

Review on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Mass Media

Review on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Principles of and Guarantees for Freedom of Information

Review on the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Protection of the State Secrets

Review on the Draft Law of Georgia on Freedom of Press and Speech

Defamation Law Proposal for Georgia

Review on Georgian Criminal and Civil Defamation Provisions

Analysis of draft amendment to Albanian electronic media law on macabre images

Memorandum on the Draft Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Mass Media

Statement on the Albanian draft Law on Freedom of the Press

Memorandum on the Draft Law on Mass Media in Belarus

Review of Draft Amendments to Albanian Broadcasting Law

Review of the Draft Media Law in Kazakhstan

Broadcasting Law of the Republic of Moldova

Media Laws in Tajikistan

Law on the Procedure of Coverage by the Mass Media of the Performance of State Authorities and Local Self-government Bodies in Ukraine

Media Laws in Ukraine

Commentary on the Ukrainian Law on Information

Media Law in Kazakhstan