INTERNATIONAL FOCUS PROGRAMME Media Law

1. INTERNATIONALFOCUSPROGRAMMEMedia Law ICM Croatia, Opatija, 27th October to 3th November 2013

2. International Focus Programme: Media Law The International Focus Programme (IFP) A focus on an internationally relevant legal matter Proposed by the members Implemented by the entire ELSA Network.

3. International Focus Programme: Media Law The aim of the IFP • a specific theme for the whole ELSA Network over a fixed term • creating a forum where the topic can be discussed in various activities • consolidating ELSA’s work • producing concrete results of a • high standard • to give the law students in Europe a voice • and to gather their diverse opinions • and ideas

4. International Focus Programme: Media Law • General part of the Decision Book • IFP and SG • ELSA shall increase the awareness of the International Focus Programme among members and externals, as well as the general implementation of it • - ELSA shall strive to get a larger number of STEP Traineeships within the IFP area • - ELSA shall develop a strategy to maintain and improve partnerships of former IFP topics, even after the introduction of the new IFP topic Where in regulations do we have IFP?

5. International Focus Programme: Media Law Selection of the topic

6. International Focus Programme: Media Law NEW TOPIC: Media Law can be defined as an area of law that regulates activities in all sorts and sizes of media communications FOCUS: the role of the media in democratic systems and legal standards for the protection of freedom of expression, right to access information and privacy

7. International Focus Programme: Media Law Three areas of interest Print media (newspapers, magazines, print advertising) Telecommunications and Digital Communications (including radio and television broadcasting) Internet

8. International Focus Programme: Media Law ELSA International IFP team: ZoiaStankovska – Director for IFP Marko Dolenec – Assistant for IFP Diana Laura Caţă – Assistant for IFP

9. International Focus Programme: Media Law • Projects in the first year : • Essay Competition: Online Hate Speech right or crime? • Legal Research Group – Online Hate Speech • Online Hate Speech Conference – Oslo • World Forum for Democracy • Law Tech Europe Congress • IFP event in Brussels • HRMCC

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11. International Focus Programme: Media Law • 1. Interest in the topic and academic knowledge: • Action Steps: • Organize media law lectures during internal meetings • IFP Newsletter • Marketing Materials • Opportunities to learn about the topic: • - World Forum for Democracy • - Law Tech Europe Congress

12. International Focus Programme: Media Law • 2. Capacity Building: • Action steps: • Develop and provide the Network with needed IFP Tools (IFP Handbook, IFP Speakers Lists,) • Partnerships • Spread best practice • Individual Assistance • Transition

13. International Focus Programme: Media Law • 3. Planning • Action steps: • To develop detailed IFP plan • Set goals • Working Group – outcome • Encourage NGs, LGs to develop strategic plan for respective level • Evaluation

14. International Focus Programme: Media Law • 4. Increase number and quality of international and national IFP projects: • Improve academic quality • Provide an extra-curricular learning experience • Dissemination of outcomes • Encourage organization of new ideas, multi-area projects • Increase number of IFP STEP Traineeships as well as organized by NGs IFP AA projects

15. International Focus Programme: Media Law 1st year of implementation: Main Focus: Preparing basics. Raising awareness about Media Law Priority Topic: Media Law & Internet 2ndyear of implementation: Main Focus: Bringing it to the international level Recommended sub-topic: Telecommunication and Digital Communication 3rdyear of implementation: Main Focus: Evaluation Year. Preparation to the new IFP topic. Recommended sub-topic: Print Media

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