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Many countries laws and constitutions focus on just speech and expression that undermines current leadership or national concept. Of course this is all nominal
by yieldcrv 1y ago
Many countries laws and constitutions focus on just speech and expression that undermines current leadership or national concept.
Of course this is all nominal formality and can be used to arbitrarily control all facets of life.
But the priorities are clear.
- throwaway290 1y agoWhat is there is a country where speech undermining current leadership is not restricted by law but the government can still arbitrarily enforce it without any laws?
- jjj123 1y agoYou can arbitrarily enforce something with laws too. Via overly broad laws and selective enforcement. I don’t have examples, just explaining that your question is a bit too limiting.
- throwaway290 1y agoI think comment I replied describes that?
- yieldcrv 1y agoChina Article 35 of the PRC constitution guarantees freedom of speech, the press, assembly, association, procession and demonstration Article 28 on the other hand undermines all freedoms and protections in the name of both national security and requiring all actions to uphold the socialist state Article 1 affirms the leadership of the party and Article 28 allows for any offense to the party to be interpreted as a constitutional offense Hence once the party began leveraging that interpretation as soon as people wouldn't drop a challenge and wanted accountability and answers, like after 1988, all facets of life began being controlled and controllable arbitrarily Many countries are vulnerable to a conflicting constitution