The first edition of the toolkit What’s in a Joke? Assessing Humor in Free Speech Jurisprudence (Forum for Humor and the Law / Columbia Global Freedom of Expression) is now available here:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15383543
The toolkit was authored by Alberto Godioli (University of Groningen), Sabine Jacques (University of Liverpool), Jennifer Young (University of Groningen) and Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández (University College Dublin) with funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO Impact Explorer grant). It is primarily intended for the judiciary and other legal professionals, with the aim of promoting an informed, well-balanced, and consistent approach to humorous expression in light of both human rights law and interdisciplinary humor research.
The authors would like to express their gratitude to the members of their Advisory Board for their invaluable feedback throughout the drafting and revision of this toolkit. The Advisory Board includes Dr Natalie Alkiviadou (The Future of Free Speech at Vanderbilt University), Terry Anderson (Cartoonists Rights), Lady Justice Stella Isibhakhomen Anukam (African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights), Dr Fernando Henrique De Oliveira Biolcati (São Paulo Court of Justice), Dr Catalina Botero Marino (UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Expression, Universidad de Los Andes), Sophie Brondel (Cartooning for Peace), JUDr. Barbora Bukovská (ARTICLE 19), Mehdi Benchelah (Senior Project Officer and Team leader Rule of Law and Freedom of Expression, UNESCO), Dr. João Paulo Capelotti (practicing lawyer, Curitiba, Brazil), Emanuele Del Rosso (European Cartoon Award), Dr Matteo Fiori (legal officer, Council of Europe), Dana Green (Senior Counsel, The New York Times Company), Luisa Fernanda Isaza-Ibarra (Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa – FLIP), Dr Hawley Johnson (Columbia Global Freedom of Expression), Prof. Laura Little (Temple University Beasley School of Law), Prof. Dario Milo (Webber Wentzel), Judge Darian Pavli (European Court of Human Rights), Tjeerd Royaards (Cartoon Movement), Daniel Simons (Senior Legal Counsel, Greenpeace) and Sophie Walter (Appeals Centre Europe). The authors retain full responsibility for the views expressed in this publication, as well as any errors or omissions.