“The Defamation Bill: A Gateway to Censorship?”, 3 September 1988
Scope and Contents
The Upendra Baxi Collection is a digital collection that currently comprises a single series, Bibliography. This series is organised into several subseries, including Published Academic Articles, Published Book Chapters, Published Books, Published Book Reviews, Published Lectures and Presentations from Conferences and Seminars, Newspaper Articles, Letters and Correspondence (Mathura Rape Case), Other Media, and Media Articles by Others on the Mathura Rape Case.
Dates
- Publication: 3 September 1988
Creator
- Upendra Baxi (Author, Person)
- Sharunya (Archives Intern, Person)
- Meghashree Dev (Processing Archivist, Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 250 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Defamation Bill: A Gateway to Censorship? (Times of India, September 3, 1987): Baxi critically analyzes proposed defamation legislation as a potential instrument for censoring free speech and press freedom. He examines how defamation laws can be misused to stifle dissent, critique government, and undermine democratic discourse under the guise of protecting reputations. In The Times of India.
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Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository