Musings on India, the law, and policy
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 14th, 2009
I was deeply moved to say the least after reading this article posted below. The Author is the editor of the Srilankan Sunday Leader and was shot dead. This article was published in the Guardian three days after his death. This blog has been a believer in free speech and this article helps us in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 19th, 2008
United Nations General Assembly President Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann has called for a world ban on anyone defaming any religion. According to him, while there does exist a right to free speech and expression, the international community should aim towards the comity of religions. Notably, there is a steady and worrisome trend of stories in Western [...]
Posted in Constitution on Dec 14th, 2008
In September, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the State law that prosecuted those involved in sending spam emails was unconstitutional and in violation of the 1st Amendment of the Constitution that guaranteed free speech. The judgment used a rationale that doesn’t make much sense to me ; “As Justice (G. Steven) Agee said in [...]