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Activity Details (ID# 7422)
Title: Seminar on the regulation of freedom of expression and information and self-regulatory mechanisms 
Description:  
Status: Completed 
Date: 03/07/2004 - 04/07/2004 
Countries: Montenegro, Serbia
Contributors:  
Programme: Joint Programme EC/CoE  - Second Joint Initiative EAR-CoE in the Legal Media Field (Montenegro)
Working Method: Organisation of meetings - Workshop (excl. training) 
Location: Podgorica, Serbia
CoE Contact: DERVISAGIC, Lejla email
Partners: Montenegrin Media Institute - National Institution
Law Faculty - University or Institute 
Web Pages: 1 Agenda  
Last Modified: 07/07/2004 

Activity Synopsis

  
Objective(s):


The overall objective of the seminar was to raise the level of journalistic awareness regarding the legal framework in media field, both on national and international level, ant to present standards in the self-regulation of the journalists. Also, the aim was to indicate how important both of these regulation systems are and how necessary is to have them in the democratic society functioning at the simultaneously.

In more specific, the seminar aimed to analyze the freedom of expression, its scope and limits under the Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights, the implementation of the Article 10 concerning defamation, insult and criticism of public figures, and the relation of the regulation and self –regulation
 
Output/Results:

The Seminar was remarkably well organised, creating excellent conditions for lecturers and participants for a productive discussion, which they used in a best possible manner. The Council of Europe publications “Case Law concerning Article 10 of the ECHR”, “Compendium of legal instruments regarding media field” and “Media and elections”, together with the Recommendation REC (2002)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on access to official documents, Declaration on freedom of political debate and draft Montenegrin Law on Free Access to Information were made available, plus the materials and case studies provided by the experts during the working sessions.

 
Conclusions/Follow Up:

This kind of seminars is definitely needed for future journalists in Montenegro. In addition to this, the same type of the activity should be organised for mid-career journalists, as well as to the next generation of the School of Journalism. In this regard, it would be good to make available printing versions of existing media legislation in Montenegro.

 
Participants:

Participants of the Second generation of School of Journalism within Montenegrin Media Institute and several participants from the First generation 
Consultants/Experts:

Ms Vesna ALABURIĆ, Lawyer, Croatia
Mr Gojmir BERVAR, Journalist, Slovenia
Mr Abaz Beli DŽAFIĆ, Director, Broadcasting Agency
Mr Esad KOČAN, Chairman, Managing Board, Montenegrin Media Institute

 
CoE Secretariat:

Ms Lejla DERVIŠAGIĆ, Media Division, Directorate General of Human Rights
Ms Daliborka ULJAREVIĆ, CoE Office in Montenegro

 
Total No. Participants: 14 
Last Modified: 01/03/2005 


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