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  • Louize Hannah Knops

Individual or always a judge? The Grand Chamber’s divided search for balance in Danileţ v. Romania

March 06, 2026

By Louize Hannah Knops Social media has profoundly changed the exercise of free speech by enabling broader participation in public discourse while introducing risks regarding the rapid and widespread dissemination of information. This shift is equally evident within the judiciary; as judges increasingly utilise social media to voice their opinions, national authorities must balance the […]

  • Koen Lemmens

Judges on social media: freedom of expression versus duty of judicial restraint – lessons from Danilet v. Romania

June 07, 2024

By Koen Lemmens Freedom of expression raises difficult legal questions for people occupying special positions in society.  As a matter of principle they enjoy freedom of expression, but the specific position in which they find themselves may have an impact on the scope of that freedom. Judges are an example of a category of speakers […]