Bloody censorship: swearing and freedom of speech
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Article Title | Bloody censorship: swearing and freedom of speech |
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ERA Journal ID | 35399 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Gray, Anthony |
Journal Title | Alternative Law Journal |
Journal Citation | 37 (1), pp. 37-40 |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISSN | 1037-969X |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.altlj.org/publications/current-issue |
Abstract | This paper considers current legislation in three states providing for an offence of offensive and/or obscene language. The author argues that the constitutional protection of political free speech could be used to challenge the constitutional basis for such laws. It argues that the existing implied freedom of political communication should be expanded to a general freedom of speech protection, and that the rule of law might also be infringed by such laws, since there is evidence they are applied in an arbitrary way against the most vulnerable members of our society. |
Keywords | swearing; free speech; freedom of speech; rule of law |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440712. Social policy |
489999. Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified | |
500202. History and philosophy of law and justice | |
Public Notes | c. Legal Service Bulletin Co-Operative Ltd., Monash University. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Law |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q13zq/bloody-censorship-swearing-and-freedom-of-speech
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