Programme Detail
IBA SHOWCASE: The legal aspects on the use of social media and control over the flow of information
Committee(s)
HRI - Human Rights Institute
Media Law Committee
Legal Practice Division (LPD)
(Lead)
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Session Co-Chair |
Peter Bartlett
|
| Officer Title |
LPD Council Member
|
| Law Firm |
Minter Ellison
|
| Location |
Melbourne, Australia
|
| Session Co-Chair |
Sylvia Khatcherian
|
| Officer Title |
LPD Chair
|
| Law Firm |
Morgan Stanley
|
| Location |
New York, USA
|
Description
The panel will discuss the Wikileaks disclosures, the use of Twitter and other social media by citizen journalists, and how states are responding to the dissemination of information brought about by this new technology. The panel will also address efforts to protect confidentiality, free speech rights, freedom of information laws, and flow of information to the public.
Speakers
| Speaker |
Amal Alamuddin
|
| Location |
London, England
|
| Speaker |
Sean Evers
|
| Law Firm |
Gulf Intelligence FZ LLC
|
| Location |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
| Speaker |
George Freeman
|
| Law Firm |
The New York Times
|
| Location |
New York, USA
|
| Speaker |
Justice Richard Goldstone
|
| Officer Title |
Honorary Life Member of Council and Association
|
| Law Firm |
Coalition for the International Criminal Court - New York
|
| Location |
New York, USA
|
| Speaker |
Mark Stephens
|
| Officer Title |
Vice-Chair
Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee
|
| Law Firm |
Finers Stephens Innocent
|
| Location |
London, England
|
Location
Exhibition Hall 6, Ground Floor
Date
Monday 31 October (14:30) - (17:30)