Helga Law Journal - 01.01.2021, Side 103

Helga Law Journal Vol. 1, 2021
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ELSA Iceland

Contributors:

International Supervisor
Björg Thorarensen
National Director
Anna Rut Kristjánsdóttir
National Researchers
Aron Hugi Helgason
Olga Margrét Cilia
Sigurveig Þórhallsdóttir
Stefán Snær Stefánsson
National Academic Supervisor
Anna Rut Kristjánsdóttir
National Linguistic Supervisor
Anna Rut Kristjánsdóttir
Academic Framework

1. How is the right to protest guaranteed in the constitutional framework of your
country and how has it adapted in reaction to national social movements?
2. Does the national legal system provide an effective remedy to individuals who
claim that their right to protest has been violated?
3. What is the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights and the
case law of the European Court of Human Rights on the right to protest in
your country?
4. How has your country applied derogations from state obligations regarding
the freedom of assembly in times of public emergency threatening the life of
the nation according to Article 15 of the ECHR?
5. How can restrictions on the right to protest be justified with reference to the
prevention of order or crime in your country?
6. What positive obligations does your state assume to guarantee the enjoyment
of the right to protest and protection from the interference of private parties?
7. How equipped is your country’s legal system to face the challenges presented
by digital social movements such as #metoo and how might the right to
protest be exercised in this context?
8. What role and responsibilities do academic institutions in your country have
regarding promoting freedom of speech and the right to protest within and
outside their campuses?

International Legal Research Group