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gamoxatvis Tavisufleba aSS-SiFreedom of ExpressionGeorgian non governmental organization Liberty Institute with financial support of UnitedStates Agency for International Development (USAID) and International Research andExchange Board (IREX) has compiled a two-volume manual aimed at teaching medialaw as well as analysis of freedom of expression related judicial practice in Georgia.First volume of the publication covers fundamental principles and standards of freedom ofexpression and case law of the United States and European Court of Human Rights.Second volume analyzes new freedom of expression legislation in Georgia, offers comparativeanalysis of European and United States law, rulings related to freedom of speechby Georgian courts — first endeavor of drawing case studies in this field in Georgia.One of the authors of Georgian Administrative Code, currently Prosecutor General ofGeorgia Zurab Adeishvili:“This manual, created for future and acting journalists, judges and lawyers,is valuable in the sense that it covers freedom of expression related decisionsmade by Georgian courts for last eight years and their analysis thus beingthe first attempt of creating database of such cases in Georgia...This work allows to compare American, European and Georgian experiencesand, more importantly, understand why protection of freedom of expressionboth by state institutions and public at large is important for our country’sdemocratic development.”Authors of the publication hope that the manual will be supportive for students of journalism,judges and lawyers.Authors:Editor:Designer:Maia Okruashvili, Irakli KotetishviliTamar Kintsurashvili, Levan RamishviliBesik Danelia380