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1 online resource (197 p.) |
Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Cases -- Introduction -- Freedom of Speech and Expression and Legal Intervention: A Comparative Perspective -- Censorship and the Role of the Courts -- Notes -- Chapter 1: Censorship of Publications in Colonial India: The Genesis of a Legal Idea -- Press Censorship and Its Opposition in the Early Nineteenth Century -- British Attitudes towards Free Expression in Colonial India |
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Regulating Free Speech through Law: The Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Legal Provisions -- The British Raj and 'Selective Censorship' -- The Indian Nationalists' Position on the Question of Freedom of Expression -- Communal Consciousness during the 1870s and the Role of Freedom of Speech and Expression -- The Rangila Rasul Controversy and the Making of Section 295(A) -- The Case in the Lahore High Court -- The Bill in the Legislature -- The Nationalist Discourse and the Dichotomy over Freedom of Expression -- Conclusion -- Notes |
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Chapter 2: Freedom of Expression and Religious Vilifications: Decoding the Constitutional and Legal Definition of 'Limits' -- The Constituent Assembly and the Idea of Freedom of Speech and Expression in the Constitution -- CAD and the Central Concerns regarding Freedom of Expression -- The Fear of Continuing Aspects of British Rule -- Uncompromising Faith in the Judiciary -- Responding to the Complicated Context -- The Location of the Value of Liberty in Relation to Equality and Fraternity -- Individual Rights versus Group Rights in the Constitutional Vocabulary |
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Freedom of Speech and Expression and the Issue of 'Communal Hatred' -- Constitutional Amendments and Other Legal Apparatuses -- Amendment of Statutory Laws and Its Implication for Freedom of Speech and Expression -- Attitude of the Lawmakers towards Freedom of Speech and Expression in Independent India -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Preventing Religious Offence: Law, Courts and Freedom of Expression -- Religious Offence and Restrictions to Freedom of Speech and Expression -- Understanding 'Religious Offence' in the Light of Statutory Laws: A Perspective from Indian Courts |
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The Matter versus Manner Conundrum -- Extending the Reach of Law: Separating 'Punitive' and 'Preventive' Actions -- Restricting Freedom of Expression: Courts and the Justifications for Legal Intervention -- Public Order and the Issue of Religiously Offensive Publications -- Secularism and the Protection of the Right to Conscience and Religion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Law and Legal Process as Hurdles -- The Procedural Dimensions of the Legal Process as a Hurdle to Freedom of Speech and Expression -- Spurious Charging and Overcharging |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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The Liberty to Lodge a Case against the Book or Author/Publisher in Any Part of the Country |
Subject |
Freedom of expression.
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Offenses against religion-Law and legislation
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Freedom of expression
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Offenses against religion -- Law and legislation
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781000840186 |
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1000840182 |
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