“Democratic Faith and Defamation Bill”, 9 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: 9 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
Democratic Faith and Defamation Bill (Times of India, September 19, 1988): Further analysis of defamation legislation, exploring tensions between protecting individual reputation and preserving democratic freedoms. Baxi likely argues that democracy requires robust free speech protections, and defamation laws must be narrowly tailored to avoid chilling legitimate criticism and public discourse. In The Times of India.
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository