The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) is organising a series of digital rights and online freedom of expression training workshops with lawyers in East, West, and Southern Africa. MLDI seeks a consultant to draft a digital rights training manual and presentation, and a practical litigation guide for use at these trainings.

Digital Rights Training Manual and PowerPoint presentation
The digital rights training manual will provide an analysis of comparative and international law on online freedom of expression to be used as a reference guide. The PowerPoint presentation will be used by the trainers to present the workshops.

The digital rights training manual and PowerPoint presentation will cover the following areas of international law on freedom of expression online:

• General principles and sources of law informing freedom of expression online;
• Privacy, anonymity, data protection, and the ‘right to be forgotten’;
• Online defamation, harassment, and ‘cybercrime’;
• Internet access rights, including human rights issues arising from internet blocking,
  filtering, and internet shut-downs;
• Intermediary liability.

Digital Rights Litigation Guide
This guide to litigating internet-related and digital rights cases is envisioned to be a practical a resource that helps lawyers identify cases, take strategic decisions, and develop skills. It will cover practical issues and considerations, including:

• Identifying aspirations and concrete litigation goals;
• Selecting litigation fora and petitioners;
• Litigating tools, remedies, and contingency planning;
• Communicating internet-related and technological terminology to the judiciary;
• A glossary of terms.
• Consultant Specifications
• MLDI is looking for consultants who meet the following criteria:
• A law degree and at least three years’ legal experience;
• Past experience drafting training manuals for lawyers;
• Demonstrated knowledge of international/comparative law on the right to freedom of expression, digital rights, and/or internet freedom;
• Availability to work on training materials in February and March 2018.

How to Apply
To apply for this consultancy, please submit a CV, cover letter, and quotation in GBP (£) to michael.moss@mediadefence.org by the (extended)

deadline: Tuesday, 6 February 2018.