research paper on freedom of speech and expression

The first section of this article discusses the unique place that the freedom of expression occupies in the liberal tradition, and explains why a robust justificatory approach is needed to protect the freedom of expression from unwarranted limitations.

Freedom of speech is among the most cherished constitutional rights in liberal democracies. The primary task of this survey is to examine why (and whether) speech ought to be protected more...

This article surveys the classic and contemporary literature on the nature and limits of freedom of expression (or free speech). It begins by surveying the main philosophical...

Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right that must be upheld in democratic societies. Yet there is a worrying global trend of governments unjustifiably limiting freedom of speech, targeting journalists, protesters and other persons considered to be dissenting from government views.

The paper analyses the theoretical basis of the international human right to freedom of speech and expression, and the restrictions imposed thereon in the form of censorship. In between the two competing ends of absolute freedom and absolute stringency (both. formal or non-formal), the paper seeks to explore means and modes by which the.

The researchers in this paper seek to analyze the concept of the freedom of speech and expression as a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution of India with an emphasis on the test of...

To fully understand how freedom of speech is imagined, contested, and protected in the United States, one would need therefore to understand the relationship between three important strands of free speech law — the First Amendment, the non–First Amendment, and the private.

To better understand the extent of citizen rights to free expression according to the U.S. public, this study examines data from an online national survey (N = 2,600) in which twenty-five types of expression were offered for respondent agreement that “U.S. citizens should have a right to….”

This essay surveys the history of freedom of expression from classical antiquity to the present. It contends that a principled defense of free expression dates to the seventeenth century, when it was championed by the political theorist John Locke.

This research paper aims to recognize the importance of the freedom of speech and expression in our nation and highlight the areas in which they operate and where regulatory laws are vital. This paper will also focus on a critical study of the legal provisions and limitations of the law.