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The right to freedom of expression is one of the most essential foundations of a democratic society and an essential condition for its progress. In democratic systems every individual has the right to express his / her opinion, to communicate, to receive and impot information and ideas, and this right should be functional. This right includes not only the individual right to freedom of expression through which certain views and opinions are expressed, as stated above, but also the exercise of them by the media. However, it is important to note that the right to freedom of expression is a powerful tool that can be abused and used to incite violence, spread hatred and harm individual privacy and security.

The idea of ​​this publication is to analyze in detail the right to freedom of expression through: 1. reviewing the placement of this right in national and international legal framework, 2. presenting the case law of national courts, the European Court of Human Rights and 3. The European Court of Justice on this matter and 3. Improving the legal framework with conclusions and recommendations. This analysis was prepared as part of the project "Investigative Journalism Guardian for Democracy and Human Rights" implemented by the Center for Change Management and the Human Rights Institute, funded by the European Union and co-funded by the British Embassy Skopje.