Right to communicate: Looking back and Moving Forward

An IAMCR pre-conference

The Press-Forward Centre of Excellence, funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, invites all those interested in the field of the right to information and professional ethics to participate in a new edition of the International Forum on Ethics and Information Law (FIÉDI), which this year will be held as a pre-conference of IAMCR, in Galway. This edition is entitled "Communication Law and Ethics: Looking back and moving forward".

In a historical context of consolidating rights, it is worth asking how the framework of information rights has improved in recent decades. This pre-conference proposes to look in detail at the challenges facing journalism at the current moment — where phenomena such as censorship, cancellation, hate, information disorders, and the blocking of social media platforms are observed — and in particular, what their projection will be over the coming decades. This reflection is especially important given that Europe and all UN member states are preparing to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 44th anniversary of the American Convention signed in Costa Rica, and the 50th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution of 1978.

Furthermore, the 25th anniversary of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights was recently reached, prompting us to examine and analyse the current state of journalism practice, the guarantees afforded to professionals, media outlets, and the public and audiences alike.

Date and time

27 June, 2026

9:00–17:00

Location

Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway (room to be confirmed).

Participation and registration

€70 - Includes access to the full programme (certificate, lunch, and coffee)

€50 - for IAMCR members. (A payment link will be provided)

Important Dates

  • 1 March: Publication of the Call for Papers
  • 10 March – 15 April: Submission of proposals
  • 20 April: Notification of abstract decisions and letters for visa applications (if required)
  • 30 May: Registration deadline for conference presenters
  • 5 June: Publication of the programme
  • 27 June: Conference at the University of Galway

Call for papers

Abstract Submission Areas (must be indicated at time of submission)

  • Current ethical and journalistic issues
  • Legal issues in the practice of journalism today
  • Changes (advances or setbacks) in information law from 1948 to the present
  • Freedom of expression and forms of control
  • Digital rights: evolution and new perspectives

Languages: English or Spanish.

Formal Requirements for Abstract Submission

  • The abstract proposal must be submitted through the following form: https://www.ucm.es/centro-excelencia-jean-monnet/eventos
  • Maximum 500 words in Spanish or English.
  • In-text citations, if any, in APA format.
  • Following abstract acceptance, submission of the full paper will NOT be required.

Convenors

  • Law Section, FIEDI (International Forum on Ethics and Information Law)
  • The Press-Forward Centre of Excellence at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Organisers

  • Rodrigo Cetina Presuel, Barcelona School of Management.
  • Loreto Corredoira, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Ángela Moreno Bobadilla, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Elisa Gutiérrez García, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Contact

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