Summary
European Court of Human Rights holds that defamation award against Norwegian newspaper for publishing Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries report on conduct of seal hunting violated Convention Article 10 on freedom of expression
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Freedom of Press
Bladet Tromso A/S is a limited liability company that publishes a newspaper of about 9,000 in circulation in northern Norway. Its editor is Pol Stensaas, a Norwegian national. During March and April of 1988, the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries appointed a journalist named Lindberg as a seal-hunting inspector aboard the vessel M/S Harmoni. His June 3...
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