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October December 2016

Date: Feb 07, 2017

                                                                                                                             JOURNAL PDF ...

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Free Speech Needs Watchdogs

Date: Feb 08, 2017

Democracy is not a Spectator Sport; it is a Participatory Event Is free speech under threat? Can the establishment control my lawful liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith or worship? The spirit of 'reasonable' restrictions is well taken by the citizens but there is no doubt that all governments stretch the idea beyond absurdity. At Common Cause, we believe that the citizens' rights to Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity are nonnegotiable. But ideologies apart, aut...

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The Right To Be Forgotten

Date: Feb 08, 2017

The Right To Be Forgotten Requires Deliberate Rulemaking                                                                                                                              ...

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Hate Speech And The Constitution

Date: Feb 08, 2017

‘Public Order’ and the Indian Constitution                                                                                                   *Sarvjeet Singh and Parul Sharma The right to freedom of speech and expression is one of th...

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Crushing Dissent, The Indian Way

Date: Feb 09, 2017

Difference of Opinion is the Lifeline of Democracy                                                                                                                                ...

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Free Speech And Communal Identity

Date: Feb 09, 2017

Gag Order On Identity Politics May Prove Counterproductive                                                                                                                             &nbs...

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Sedition Law And Free Speech

Date: Feb 09, 2017

NO COUNTRY FOR DISSENT A Vague Sedition Law is Antithetical to Free Speech                                                                                                                        ...

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Digital Divide And Lack Of Access

Date: Feb 09, 2017

DIGITAL RIGHTS AND DIGITAL DIVIDE Lack of Internet Access Undermines Freedom of Speech and Expression                                                                                                   * Osama Manzar and Shivani Lal When one comes ...

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Common Cause Case Updates

Date: Feb 09, 2017

Supreme Court: New Intervention: Even though the Central Government was fully aware that the Director CBI, Mr. Anil Sinha, was demitting office on December 2, 2016, it failed to convene a meeting of the selection committee for selecting the new director of the CBI. In order to safeguard the independence of the CBI against executive interventions, a detailed procedure has been laid down in Section 4A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, as amended by the Lokpal and Lokayukta...

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