Andrei Richter
Andrei Richter holds university degrees in law, journalism and foreign languages, a doctorate in Russia and a professorship in media studies from Slovakia.
He has authored more than 250 publications on media law and policy in Russian, English, Armenian, Azeri, Bosnian, Croat, German, French, Serbian, Slovak, Tajik and Ukrainian, including the only standard media law textbook for journalism students in the Russian Federation (2002, 2009, 2016), a textbook on international standards of media regulation (2011), a textbook on online media law (2014), and a book on censorship and freedom of the media in post-Soviet countries, published by UNESCO (2007). Dr Richter sits on the editorial boards of a number of international journals on communications and the media.
Andrei Richter was a long-time professor at the School of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, where he chaired a department in media law and history. He also served as a commissioner at the International Commission of Jurists and the Chair of the Law Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research.
In addition, he is a Fellow, Center for Media, Data and Society, School of Public Policy, Central European University (Budapest) and Adjunct Professor of the Webster Private University in Vienna.
He has authored more than 250 publications on media law and policy in Russian, English, Armenian, Azeri, Bosnian, Croat, German, French, Serbian, Slovak, Tajik and Ukrainian, including the only standard media law textbook for journalism students in the Russian Federation (2002, 2009, 2016), a textbook on international standards of media regulation (2011), a textbook on online media law (2014), and a book on censorship and freedom of the media in post-Soviet countries, published by UNESCO (2007). Dr Richter sits on the editorial boards of a number of international journals on communications and the media.
Andrei Richter was a long-time professor at the School of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University, where he chaired a department in media law and history. He also served as a commissioner at the International Commission of Jurists and the Chair of the Law Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research.
In addition, he is a Fellow, Center for Media, Data and Society, School of Public Policy, Central European University (Budapest) and Adjunct Professor of the Webster Private University in Vienna.
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Freedom of expression consists of freedom of information, freedom of political debate, freedom of the media, freedom of artistic expression, and freedom of cultural expression, as well as academic freedom of expression. It is, first and foremost, a legal right with sources in the modern international human rights laws and standards that are set by international organizations and international courts. The international organizations in this context are more accurately called intergovernmental organizations, as they are created by states through multilateral treaties to work in good faith on issues of common interest.
In addition to the global United Nations human rights system, there are three generally recognized regional systems or models for the protection of human rights—in Africa, in the Americas, and in Europe. They might vary in terms of their nature, scope of competence and powers, normative underpinnings, and so on, though each of them is based on a regional human rights treaty, and all three also specifically guarantee the right to freedom of expression. Under international law, the right to freedom of expression belongs to everyone.
“A Steady Path Forward” report captures these dimensions, presenting key findings from the 2022 UNESCO Survey on Public Access to Information and assessing progress in 123 participating countries and territories. It equips policymakers, civil society, academia and those interested in SDG issues with case studies and good practices, concentrating on reinforcing communities and public institutions with more access to information.