Lee C. Bollinger is the nineteenth president of Columbia University and the Seth Low Professor of the University. He is one of the United States’s foremost scholars of the First Amendment, and his most recent book is The Free Speech Century, with Geoffrey R. Stone (2018).Agnès Callamard is the director of Columbia University’s Global Freedom of Expression initiative and the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary killings. She has led human rights fact-finding missions in more than forty countries and headed the UN investigation into the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

• Preface: The Idea of Global Norms of Freedom of Speech and Press, by Lee C. BollingerIntroduction: Regardless of Frontiers? Global Freedom of Expression Norms for a Troubled World, by Agnès CallamardFreedom of Expression and Three Concepts of the Global, by Frederick SchauerPart I: A Global Threshold1. Global Norms on Media Regulation: The Devil Is in the Detail, by Toby Mendel2. The Right of Access to Information Held by Public Authorities: Emergence as a Global Norm, by Sandra Coliver3. The Protection of Political Expression, by Nani Jansen Reventlow and Jonathan McCully4. International, Regional, and National Approaches to the Protection of Reputation and Freedom of Expression, by Peter Noorlander5. Is There a Global Norm for the Protection of Journalists’ Sources?, by Richard DanburyPart II: Intergovernmental Institutions and International Actors as Norm Entrepreneurs 6. The Norm Entrepreneurship of the United Nations, by Tarlach McGonagle and Emmanuel Vargas Penagos7. On “Balancing” and “Social Watchdogs”: The European Court of Human Rights as a Norm Entrepreneur for Freedom of Expression, by Jan Oster8. The Role of the Inter-American Human Rights System in the Emergence and Development of Global Norms on Freedom of Expression, by Catalina Botero-Marino9. The African Human Rights System: A New Actor of Normative Integration, by Catherine Anite10. Globalizing the Battle Against Impunity, by Joel Simon and Elisabeth WitchelPart III: Conflicts, Competition, Antiglobalization11. Norms in Conflict: The Restraints on the Emergence of a Global Free Speech Norm, by Agnès Callamard and Sejal Parmar12. Making Choices: Social Media Platforms and Freedom of Expression Norms, by Chinmayi Arun13. China, Information Technology, and Global Freedom of Expression: A Story of Sovereignty and Global Capitalism, by Séverine Arsène14. The Rise of Global Counternorms, by Alexander CooleyPart IV: Interactive Global Jurisprudence15. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, by Hawley Johnson16. Handyside v. the United Kingdom, by Amalie Bang17. Claude Reyes et al. v. Chile: A Global Trailblazer, by Sofía Jaramillo-Otoya18. Lohé Issa Konaté v. Burkina Faso: A Tipping Point for Decriminalization of Defamation in Africa, by Hawley Johnson19. Fast, Far, and Deep: The Journey of the Right to Be Forgotten, by Bach AvezdjanovList of ContributorsIndex

Will freedom of expression survive the twenty-first century? Bollinger and Callamard offer an essential primer on how the interpretation, violation, and defense of this core human right continue to evolve. In each essay, top experts address specific challenges and opportunities. This volume is required reading for anybody working to defend and protect free speech in today’s digitally networked world.