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In the cases of B. and P. v. the United Kingdom, the applicants complained that they had been barred from divulging information about the proceedings on custody rights over their children. The judge dealing with the case had ordered that no documents used in the proceedings should be disclosed outside the court. B. had also been warned by the judge that any publication of information obtained in the context of the proceedings would amount to contempt of court. As the case was not heard in public and the judgments were not publicly pronounced, B. and P. complained in Strasbourg that these restricting...

The proposal for an Act designed to guarantee public access to information has been approved by the new Cabinet and media representatives. A corresponding bill, drafted in collaboration with opposition party representatives by the new Ministry for Public Information, which was created in early 2001, was submitted to Parliament. The Bill was examined and approved by Parliament in mid-April and will now be debated by the Senate over the next few weeks. The Act on free access to information of public interest is designed to regulate how every citizen should enjoy equal access to such information....

In its Opinion No. 226 of 24 April 2001, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe expressed its support for the latest version of a draft Convention on Cyber-crime. The Draft Convention was prepared by a Committee of Experts, which formally concluded its work with the completion of Draft No. 25 of the Convention in December 2000. The Draft Convention requires States Parties to adopt certain substantive criminal offences, i.e. crimes against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data, systems and communications (Articles 2-5); crimes involving the use of a computer...

Section 19.2 of the Refugee Act 1996 came into force in November 2000. It states that the identity of applicants for asylum must not be published in a written publication or broadcast without the consent of both the applicant and the Minister for Justice. A "written publication" is stated to include a film, sound track and any other record in permanent form. Breach of the section is an offence punishable by a fine not exceeding IEP 1,500 and/or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months. The National Union of Journalists criticised the section as a restriction on the freedom of expression...

In February 2001, the Catalan audiovisual regulatory authority, the Consell de l'Audiovisual de Catalunya (Catalonia Audiovisual Council, CAC), issued a set of basic guidelines for TV broadcasters when covering tragic events. The guidelines are addressed to authorities, audiovisual corporations and professionals in the field of audiovisual information. The Recommendations stress that public authorities should give assistance to the media by ensuring that they are treated in a fair manner. Public authorities should also avoid overacting and seeking prominence while at the scene of an accident or...