UNESCO Issue brief - The “misuse” of the judicial system to attack freedom of expression: trends, challenges and responses

Aimed at judicial actors and law makers, the issue brief provides definitions, international standards, and landmark jurisprudence from the main regional human rights courts, including the EU Court, related to defamation, as well as good practices and recommendations to States and civil society organizations. The issue brief also offers disaggregated data and a regional breakdown in the current trends related to defamation laws.