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While there is no general right to free speech in the UK, [1] British citizens have a negative right to freedom of expression under the common law, [2] and since 1998, freedom of expression is guaranteed according to Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, as applied in British law through the Human Rights Act. [3]
In other words, civil liberties are the "rights" or "freedoms" which underpin democracy. This usually means the right to vote, the right to life, the prohibition on torture, security of the person, the right to personal liberty and due process of law, freedom of expression and freedom of association. [9]
Handyside v United Kingdom (5493/72) was a case decided by the European Court of Human Rights in 1976. Its conclusion contains the famous phrase that: Freedom of expression ... is applicable not only to 'information' or 'ideas' that are favourably received or regarded as inoffensive or as a matter of indifference, but also to those that offend, shock or disturb the State or any sector of the ...
Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides the right to freedom of expression and information. A fundamental aspect of this right is the freedom to hold opinions and receive and impart information and ideas, even if the receiver of such information does not share the same opinions or views as the provider.
Tory MP Philip Davies requested a review of freedom of expression in parliament in response to the conviction. [29] Comedians Ricky Gervais and David Baddiel tweeted in support of Meechan. [30] [31] [32] Tom Walker, Shappi Khorsandi, and Stephen Fry defended Meechan and criticised other comedians for their silence on the issue.
As with the right to freedom of expression, the right to privacy is a recognised human right and freedom of information acts as an extension to this right. [60] Freedom of information may also concern censorship in an information technology context, i.e., the ability to access Web content, without censorship or restrictions. [61]
Most case law concerns the rights to liberty, privacy, freedom of conscience and expression, and to freedom of association and assembly. [312] The UK also enshrines rights to fair labour standards, social security, and a multitude of social and economic rights through its legislation.
Freedom of speech as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, but also without any possible defamation claims. [5] An example of this is when, in 2018, Labour peer Lord Hain named Sir Philip Green as the person at the centre of allegations of sexual and racial harassment. [6] Exclusive cognisance, the freedom of Parliament to control its own internal ...