The Inter-American balance between plurality of information and media concentration

Freedom of speech as a basic right is the starting point of the article. The Inter-American legal framework contributes pondering on the importance plurality and the vast array of information have in the validity of this right and democracy in general. This consideration is done from the standards g...

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Autor: Lovatón Palacios, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/11305
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/11305
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:freedom of speech
media
media concentration
Inter-American system
monopolies
oligopolies
information
libertad de expresión
medios de comunicación
concentración de medios
sistema interamericano
monopolios
oligopolios
información
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Sumario:Freedom of speech as a basic right is the starting point of the article. The Inter-American legal framework contributes pondering on the importance plurality and the vast array of information have in the validity of this right and democracy in general. This consideration is done from the standards given by the Commission reports and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights case law. The article ponders on how and how much the exercise of freedom of speech right is affected by the excessive concentrationof personal property and control over the media.