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Human Rights Law.
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-HUMAN RIGHTS LAW "The freedom of expression constitutes one of the essential foundations of a democratic society, one of the basic conditions for its progress and for the development of everyman", Handyside v UK (1979-80) 1 EHRR. These are words of high principle, spoken by the European court. They reflect the attitude of judges and statesman, in many societies and nations, who emphasise the right of freedom of speech. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression under Article 10 of the Human Rights Act. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interferences by public authorities regardless of any frontiers. The scope of the freedom was identified in the case of Handyside, which involved the publication and distribution of a booklet to schools and colleges, containing offensive and obscene material intended to be read by school children and adolescents. The court did...
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