Freedom of expression 2020-2021
Research Seminar
Organised by Pierre Auriel (Jean Moulin Lyon 3 Université) , Charles Girard (Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University) and Clotilde Nouët (Mohamed VI Polytechnic University)
This research seminar is funded through the ANR JCJC-2018 « EgaLiBex » programme and the COMOD 2018 programme « Freedom of expression: genealogies, models, institutions ».
Participation in the seminar is subject to prior registration at: seminaire.egalibex(at)gmail.com
First Term
22 October 2020, 18h15-20h00 (17.15-19 GMT) :
Pierre Auriel, Postdoctoral Fellow, Jean Moulin University Lyon 3
At the marge of the public sphere : freedom of expression of detainees and aliens
5 November 2020, 18h15-20h00 (17.15-19 GMT), online seance
Blondine Desbiolles, PhD in Philosophy, Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 :
Freedom of expression, between private modesty and public repression: rights, tolerance and civility according to Thomas Nagel
9 November 2020, 10h-12h (9-11 GMT), online seance :
Romain Badouard, Associate Professor in Information and Communication Science, Panthéon-Assas Paris 2 University :
The new laws of the web. Moderation and censorship
Second Term
1 February 2021, 10h00-12h00 (9-11 GMT), Online
Françoise Tulkens, Emeritus Professor of Public Law, Catholic University of Leuven, former Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights :
This session will be held in French.
8 February 2021, 10h30-12h30 (9.30-11.30 GMT), Online
Eric Barendt, Emeritus Professor of Media Law, University College of London
Freedom of Expression in the common law – its role in promoting public debate
1 march 2021, 10h-12h (9-11 GMT), Online
George Letsas, Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University College of London
Freedom of Expression, Proportionality and the Margin of Appreciation
8 March 2021, 10h-12h (9-11 GMT), Online
Jörn Reinhardt, Professor of Public Law, University of Bremen
15 March 2021, 10h30-18h00 (9.30-17 GMT), Caillemer Room, Lyon 3(15 Quai Claude Bernard, Lyon 7ème)
Conference Genealogies of Freedom of Expression (II): 16th-17th centuries
Organised by Charles Girard (Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 ) et Christopher Hamel (Rouen Normandie University)
Isabelle Delpla, Professor of Philosohy, Jean Moulin University Lyon 3
Luc Foisneau, Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy, CNRS/EHESS
Thierry Gontier, Professor of Philosophy, Jean Moulin University Lyon 3
Mogens Laerke, Senior Research Fellow, CNRS/IHRIM
Julie Saada, Professor of Philosophy, Sciences Po Paris
This session will be held in French.
26 April 2021, 10h-12h (9-11 GMT), Online
Orsolya Salat, Assistant Professor of Human Rights and Comparative Constitutional Law, ELTE University, Visiting Professor, Central European University
What freedom of expression for the agents of public debate in Europe?
3 May 2021, 10h-12h (9-11 GMT), Online
Jacob Rowbottom, Associate Professor of Law, University of Oxford
Securing an informed public: free speech and the challenges of misinformation
17 May 2021, 11h-13h (10-12 GMT), Online
Helen Fenwick, Professor of Law, Durham University
A critique of audience rights to receive information and ideas under a democratic interpretation of freedom of expression: the stance of the Strasbourg Court
26 May 2021, 10h30-12h30 (9.30-11.30 GMT), Online
Andrew Kenyon, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne
Sustained plural public speech: free speech, law and democracy
31 May 2021, 10h-12h (9-11 GMT), Online
Marco Bassini, Research Fellow, Bocconi University
Oreste Pollicino, Professor of Constitutional Law, Bocconi University
The ‘active’ profile of freedom of expression: a comparative overview on the European understanding
7 June 2021, 10h-12h (9-11 GMT), Online
Christoph Bezemek, Professor of Law, University of Graz
Preserving the Areopagus: Speech, Liberty and Licence [and the Limits of State Censorship]