Norway: Supreme Court receives Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prize
By Michelle TrimbornThe Norwegian Supreme Court was awarded the Global Freedom of Expression Prize 2015 by the Columbia University. ECPMF Executive Board member Prof. Dirk Voorhoof held the awarding speech.
Global Freedom of Expression Prize 2015 by the Columbia University (Screenshot: ECPMF)
It was only the second time that the New York based Columbia University gave out the award. Columbia President Lee C. Bollinger established it in 2014 to honour support the fostering of freedom of expression and legal norms that contribute to this. The prize is given to outstanding judicial decisions which contributed to the strengthening of freedom of expression…
