Freedom of expression, media and internet freedoms: general readings and resources

Compiled by Tarlach McGonagle
(revised and updated, April 2023)

Open access reference works/edited volumes

Freely available online resources

Key (reference) works available through institutional access

Standard works

European Convention on Human Rights

  • D.J. Harris, M. O’Boyle, E.P. Bates & C.M. Buckley, Law of the European Convention on Human Rights (4th edition) (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2018), pp. 3-42; 592-683.
  • P. van Dijk, G.J.H. van Hoof, A. van Rijn and L. Zwaak (Eds.), Theory and Practice of the European Convention on Human Rights (5th edition) (Cambridge, Intersentia, 2018), pp. 765-811.
  • William A. Schabas, The European Convention on Human Rights: A Commentary (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2015), doi: 10.1093/law/9780199594061.001.0001.

EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

  • Lorna Woods, ‘Article 11 – Freedom of Expression and Information’, in Steve Peers et al. (Eds.), The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: A Commentary (2nd edition) (Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2021).

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

  • William A. Schabas, U.N. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Nowak’s CCPR Commentary (3rd revised edition) (Kehl, N.P. Engel, 2019), Chapters on Articles 19 and 20.