European Court of Human Rights : Becker v. Norway

A recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) reflects once more the importance of the protection of journalistic sources for press freedom. The ECtHR emphasises that a journalist’s protection under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) cannot automatically be removed by virtue of a source’s own conduct, and that source protection also applies when a source’s identity is known.A recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) reflects once more the importance of the protection of journalistic sources for press freedom. The ECtHR emphasises that a journalist’s protection under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) cannot automatically be removed by virtue of a source’s own conduct, and that source protection also applies when a source’s identity is known.A