INTERNATIONAL
FOCUS
PROGRAMME
Media Law
ICM Croatia, Opatija,
27th October to 3th November 2013
International Focus Programme: Media Law
The International Focus Programme
(IFP)
A focus on an internationally relevant legal
matter
Proposed by the members
Implemented by the entire ELSA Network.
International Focus Programme: Media Law
The aim of the IFP
• a specific theme for the whole ELSA Network over a fixed term
• creating a forum where the topic can be discussed in various
activities
• consolidating ELSA’s work
• producing concrete results of a
high standard
• to give the law students in Europe a voice
and to gather their diverse opinions
and ideas
International Focus Programme: Media Law
Where in regulations do we have IFP?
• General part of the Decision Book
• IFP and SG
ELSA shall increase the awareness of the International Focus
Programme among members and externals, as well as the general
implementation of it
- ELSA shall strive to get a larger number of STEP Traineeships
within the IFP area
- ELSA shall develop a strategy to maintain and improve
partnerships of former IFP topics, even after the introduction of the
new IFP topic
International Focus Programme: Media Law
Selection of the
topic
Hot legal topic
Impact on
everyday life
Internationally
relevant
IFP
Academic
discussion
potential
versatile
International Focus Programme: Media Law
NEW TOPIC:
Media Law can be defined as an area of law that regulates
activities in all sorts and sizes of media communications
FOCUS: the role of the media in democratic systems and legal
standards for the protection of freedom of expression, right to
access information and privacy
International Focus Programme: Media Law
Three areas of interest
• Print media (newspapers, magazines, print advertising)
• Telecommunications and Digital Communications
(including radio and television broadcasting)
• Internet
International Focus Programme: Media Law
ELSA International IFP team:
Zoia Stankovska – Director for IFP
Marko Dolenec – Assistant for IFP
Diana Laura Caţă – Assistant for IFP
International Focus Programme: Media Law
Projects in the first year :
• Essay Competition: Online Hate Speech right
or crime?
• Legal Research Group – Online Hate Speech
• Online Hate Speech Conference – Oslo
• World Forum for Democracy
• Law Tech Europe Congress
• IFP event in Brussels
• HRMCC
International Focus Programme: Media Law
1. Interest in the topic
and academic
knowledge
2.Capacity Building
Main focus
3. Planning
4. Increase number and
quality of international
and national IFP projects
International Focus Programme: Media Law
1. Interest in the topic and academic knowledge:
Action Steps:
• Organize media law lectures during internal meetings
• IFP Newsletter
• Marketing Materials
• Opportunities to learn about the topic:
- World Forum for Democracy
- Law Tech Europe Congress
International Focus Programme: Media Law
2. Capacity Building:
Action steps:
• Develop and provide the Network with needed IFP
Tools (IFP Handbook, IFP Speakers Lists,)
• Partnerships
• Spread best practice
• Individual Assistance
• Transition
International Focus Programme: Media Law
3. Planning
Action steps:
• To develop detailed IFP plan
• Set goals
• Working Group – outcome
• Encourage NGs, LGs to develop strategic plan for
respective level
• Evaluation
International Focus Programme: Media Law
4. Increase number and quality of international
and national IFP projects:
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Improve academic quality
Provide an extra-curricular learning experience
Dissemination of outcomes
Encourage organization of new ideas, multi-area
projects
• Increase number of IFP STEP Traineeships as well
as organized by NGs IFP AA projects
International Focus Programme: Media Law
1st year of implementation:
Main Focus: Preparing basics. Raising awareness about
Media Law
Priority Topic: Media Law & Internet
2nd year of implementation:
Main Focus: Bringing it to the international level
Recommended sub-topic: Telecommunication and Digital
Communication
3rd year of implementation:
Main Focus: Evaluation Year. Preparation to the new IFP
topic.
Recommended sub-topic: Print Media
International Focus Programme: Media Law