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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Restrictions on who may practice journalism are unlawful.


Obligations

  • Freedom of Opinion and Expression

Election Parts

  • The Media

Issues

  • Independence of the Media

Criteria

  • There were no restrictions on people who may practice journalism by the state, though journalists may have regulated themselves

Quotes

  • The right to express oneself through the media by practicing journalism shall not be subject to undue legal restrictions.
  • Every person has the right to communicate his/her views by any means and in any form. Compulsory membership or the requirements of a university degree for the practice of journalism constitute unlawful restrictions of freedom of expression.
  • The following enables journalism to contribute to the maintenance and development of genuine democracy: a) unrestricted access to the journalistic profession.
  • There should be no legal restriction on who may practice journalism.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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