Overview

Offend, Shock, or Disturb is a comprehensive examination of free speech under the Indian Constitution. It explores Indian free speech jurisprudence from a doctrinal, comparative, and philosophical perspective. Taking as its point of departure the constitutional guarantee of the freedom of speech and expressionâArticles 19(1)(a) and 19(2) of the Constitution of Indiaâthe book discusses, clause by clause, the development of law from colonial times to present-day controversies. Issues relating to public order, sedition, obscenity and pornography, hate speech, film and online censorship, privacy and defamation, the contempt of court, the nature of speech and the relationship between free speech and economic structure, and the inter-relationships between them have been comprehensively examined. As free speech campaigns gain intensity by the day, the book presents the myriad understandings and limitations of the free speech law, and suggests possible pathways for the future.

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Author:   Gautam Bhatia (, National Law School of India University, Bangalore)
Publisher:   OUP India
Imprint:   OUP India
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780199460878

ISBN 10:   0199460876
Pages:   365
Publication Date:   14 January 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Note on the Text; Preface; Introduction; Part One: Background; 1: Understanding Free Speech; 2: Common Concepts; Note: The Changing Faces of the Free Speech Clause; Part Two: Subsersive Speech; 3: Public Order; 4: Sedition; Part Three: Free Speech and Cultural Regulation; 5: Obscenity and Pornography; 6: Hate Speech; 7: Film and Internet Censorship; Part Four: Other Restrictions; 8: Defamation, Privacy, and Injunctions; 9: Contempt of Court; Part Five: The 'Freedom of Speech and Expression'; 10: The Meaning of 'Speech and Expression'; 11: The Meaning of 'Freedom': Free Speech and Economic Structure; Part Six: New Horizons; 12: Surveillance, Copyright, Source Protection and Net Neutrality; Conclusion; Postscript; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

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This book deserves an enthusiastic welcome from everyone interested in free speech issues in particular and comparative constitutional law in general. The Commonwealth Lawyer

This book deserves an enthusiastic welcome from everyone interested in free speech issues in particular and comparative constitutional law in general. * The Commonwealth Lawyer *

Author Information

Gautam Bhatia is Advocate, High Court of Delhi, and Visiting Faculty, National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

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