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 expression under Articles 19(1)(a) and 19(2) of the Constitution of India, the 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.
By:
Gautam Bhatia (Advocate Advocate High Court of Delhi)
Imprint: OUP India
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 142mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 352g
ISBN: 9780199488643
ISBN 10: 0199488649
Series: Oxford India Paperbacks
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 30 May 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgments Table of Cases Note on the Text Introduction PART ONE: BACKGROUND Chapter 1: Understanding Free Speech Chapter 2: Common Concepts Note: The Changing Faces of the Free Speech Clause PART TWO: SUBVERSIVE SPEECH Chapter 3: Public Order Chapter 4: Sedition PART THREE: FREE SPEECH AND CULTURAL REGULATION Chapter 5: Obscenity and Pornography Chapter 6: Hate Speech Chapter 7: Film and Internet Censorship PART FOUR: OTHER RESTRICTIONS Chapter 8: Defamation, Privacy, and Injunctions Chapter 9: Contempt of Court PART FIVE: THE 'FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION' Chapter 10: The Meaning of 'Speech and Expression' Chapter 11: The Meaning of 'Freedom': Free Speech and Economic Structure PART SIX: NEW HORIZONS Chapter 12: Surveillance, Net Neutrality, Shield Laws, and Copyright Conclusion Postscript Bibliography Index About the Author
Gautam Bhatia is a practicing lawyer in Delhi, and Visiting Faculty, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata.
Reviews for Offend, Shock, or Disturb: Free Speech under the Indian Constitution (OIP)
This book deserves an enthusiastic welcome from everyone interested in free speech issues in particular and comparative constitutional law in general. The Commonwealth Lawyer
