Australia: Freedom of Speech and Insult in the High Court of Australia
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Date Written: October 2006
Abstract
Implied freedom of political communication - prohibition on the use of threatening, abusive, or insulting words to any person in or near a public place - interpretation - scope of implied freedom - deference to legislature - prohibition of incivility or intimidation as a legitimate legislative end.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Stone, Adrienne and Evans, Simon, Australia: Freedom of Speech and Insult in the High Court of Australia (October 2006). International Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 677-688, 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1098745 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icon/mol030
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