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2021. April
Religious symbols in the public sphere and the secularity of the state
Religious symbols are present all around us: on state flags, emblems and official insignias, in classrooms, public offices, court rooms, in mass media, in hospitals, public transportation etc. It could be sad that wherever there are people, there is some symbol with religious roots. In Serbia, religious symbols in past three decades became an inherent part of the public space, together with religion. In this case the meaning of the term “public space” should be understood in the broadest of…
Find out more »COFOLA 2021 (Conference For Lawyers): Cohabitation in European Context
The conference has been annually organized by the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University from 2007. The main aim of this conference is to give the floor to the doctoral students and young scientists at their early stage of career and enable them to present the results of their scientific activities. Family law section will be devoted on the topic “Cohabitation” (23 April 2021, 10 a. m.); a special attention will be paid to cohabitation in Czech legal order, especially in the light…
Find out more »The impact of digital platforms and social media on freedom of expression and pluralism
The webinar shall start by exploring the foundations of freedom of speech on the Internet, the concept of ‘speech’ and the concept of social networks as a public forum. The webinar shall further explore the legal basis for content censorship in comparative law, by referring to two main models – the US and the EU legislative approaches. The speaker, who is an IP Law and Internet Law professor, shall analyze the US Section 230 provisions, on the one hand, and…
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