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European Court of Human Rights : Olaffson v. Iceland

Dirk Voorhoof (UGent)
(2017) IRIS, LEGAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY.
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According to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Iceland has breached the right to freedom of expression of the editor of a web-based media site, by holding him liable for defamation. The applicant in this case is Mr. Ólafsson, editor of the web-based media site Pressan. He published articles alleging that a political candidate (‘A.’) had sexually abused children. The allegations were based on statements made by relatives of ‘A.’ who had declared that he had sexually abused them when they were children. These allegations were also forwarded to the police and the child protection services, but for an unknown reason, the police had not instigated an investigation.
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Right to freedom of expression, right to reputation, sex offences, defamation., HRC

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Voorhoof, Dirk. “European Court of Human Rights : Olaffson v. Iceland.” IRIS, LEGAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY, no. 6, European Audiovisual Observatory, 2017, p. 1.
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Voorhoof, D. (2017). European Court of Human Rights : Olaffson v. Iceland. IRIS, LEGAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY, (6), 1.
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Voorhoof, Dirk. 2017. “European Court of Human Rights : Olaffson v. Iceland.” IRIS, LEGAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY, no. 6: 1.
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Voorhoof, Dirk. 2017. “European Court of Human Rights : Olaffson v. Iceland.” IRIS, LEGAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY (6): 1.
Vancouver
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Voorhoof D. European Court of Human Rights : Olaffson v. Iceland. IRIS, LEGAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY. 2017;(6):1.
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D. Voorhoof, “European Court of Human Rights : Olaffson v. Iceland,” IRIS, LEGAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY, no. 6, p. 1, 2017.
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  abstract     = {{According to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Iceland has breached the right to freedom of expression of the editor of a web-based media site, by holding him liable for defamation. The applicant in this case is Mr. Ólafsson, editor of the web-based media site Pressan. He published articles alleging that a political candidate (‘A.’) had sexually abused children. The allegations were based on statements made by relatives of ‘A.’ who had declared that he had sexually abused them when they were children. These allegations were also forwarded to the police and the child protection services, but for an unknown reason, the police had not instigated an investigation.}},
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  issn         = {{2078-6158}},
  journal      = {{IRIS, LEGAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  title        = {{European Court of Human Rights : Olaffson v. Iceland}},
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  year         = {{2017}},
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