A/HRC/44/49/Add.2 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and promotion and protection of the freedom of opinion and expression Contents Page I. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Legal framework for artistic freedom of expression ........................................................................ 3 A. Components of the rights to artistic expression ....................................................................... 3 B. Is artistic expression subject to limitation? .............................................................................. 7 C. Regional human rights framework........................................................................................... 8 Contemporary instances of threats to artistic freedom ..................................................................... 9 III. IV. 2 A. Legality .................................................................................................................................... 10 B. Legitimacy ............................................................................................................................... 10 C. Necessity and proportionality .................................................................................................. 13 D. Business and human rights ...................................................................................................... 14 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................... 16