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Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law

The Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM) is a Ukrainian think tank made up of media and human rights lawyers and policy experts. CEDEM is concerned with the protection of freedom of speech and the human rights of journalists. Its work includes reform of media laws, support to citizens involved with freedom of information cases, and the provision of courses on media law in Ukraine. The Library section of the site provides summaries of Ukrainian media legislation. The site can be viewed in English or Ukrainian.

International Forum for Responsible Media

This blog is provided by the International Forum for Responsible Media (Inforrm) and was set up by media lawyers to debate issues of media responsibility. Blog posts provide news and comment on media cases and on legal developments.There are tables of media, defamation and privacy cases including links to the judgements on Bailii (British and Irish Legal and Information Institute). There are also links to legal materials and blogs on related subjects including media, data protection, privacy, freedom of information and journalism.

Maldives Department of Information

The official website of the Department of Information in the Republic of Maldives (part of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture), formally the Ministry of Legal Reform, Information and Arts. The Downloads section contains links to PDFs of law and regulations, mainly relating to information and media but including the country’s constitution. Most documents are in Dhiveti, but the constitution is in English.

Rada Pro Reklamu (RPR)

The website of the Czech Advertising Standards Council (RPR) is an online resource providing information about the Council's function, procedures and codes which aim to self regulate Czech advertising in the media. There is organisational information and a listing of members and contact names of committee members. The "Codes of Advertising Practice" which govern RPR's member organisations are given in full-text along with some legislation. The site can be viewed in Czech only.

Ofcom

Ofcom is a UK official body created in December 2003 from five former telecommunications watchdogs and regulatory authorities- the Broadcasting Standards Commission, Independent Television Commission (ITC), Oftel (Office of Telecommunications), Radio Authority and Radiocommunications Agency. Its role is to regulate all aspects of the British telecommunications sector. This includes TV and radio broadcasting, digital media, mobile phones and land based telephones. The website provides information on the role of the body and its current activities.

Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority

This is the official website of the Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority responsible for the administration of electronic communications, railways and industrial safety in Estonia. The site has background information and documentation on the role of the Authority in each of these areas. Links are given to full text legislation grouped by subject including digital signatures, electronic communications, electrical safety, energy efficiency, mining safety and precious metals.

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission: Decisions, Notices and Orders

A database of Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) decisions, notices and orders (DNOs). Reporting to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the CRTC is "an independent agency responsible for regulating Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications systems." Decisions can be browsed by number and/or by keyword searching back to 1984 for most sections. The site is available in English and French, the official languages of Canada. The English and French language searching pages search for English and French documents respectively.

Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji

Official website of the National Broadcasting Council of Poland. The site contains information on the background to the establishment of the Council in 1993 and its composition including contact details for the departments comprising the Council and individual Council members. A documents section contains the text of the relevant chapter of the constitution establishing the Council, several regulations concerning the National Broadcasting Council taken from the official gazette "Dziennik Ustaw", and the Broadcasting Act of 1992. The site can be viewed in Polish and English versions.

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