Decriminalising Creative 'Offence'

Banning of books takes place in the name of reasonable restrictions on freedom of speech and expression. Though these laws are of colonial times, they have been upheld through constitutional provisions on the ground of preventing hate speech. While limiting these restrictions to the narrowest possib...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2014-10, Vol.49 (40), p.18-21
Main Author: BURRA, SRINIVAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Banned books
Colonialism
COMMENTARY
Criminals
Doniger, Wendy
First Amendment
Freedom of speech
Freedom to read
Hate speech
Human rights
Laws, regulations and rules
Literature
Morality
Publishing industry
Violent crimes
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Summary:Banning of books takes place in the name of reasonable restrictions on freedom of speech and expression. Though these laws are of colonial times, they have been upheld through constitutional provisions on the ground of preventing hate speech. While limiting these restrictions to the narrowest possible circumstances of hate speech, it is necessary to draw juridical severance between academic, artistic and creative work, and hate speech, allowing absolute freedom to the former, while preventing the latter.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846