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22 1395 / 108 UN General Assembly Resolution (II), : ; UN General Assembly Resolution (II), :.. John Stuart Mill, -. 7 (legality)» :. proportionality and democratic ) (legitimacy) (Hussain, : )«.(necessity. Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. * * Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. Louis Joinet. E/CN. /Sub. / /, annex I. Danilo Türk. E/CN. /Sub. / /. E/CN. /Sub. / / : 1992 E/CN. /Sub. / / and Add.. Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression. Representative on Freedom of the Media. Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression 2007 Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information : 18.» : «.. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression Human. self-determination. this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas (American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man) (investigation)

23 109» 22. «.» : «. The Johannesburg Principles on National Security, Freedom of Expression and Access to Information 27. (Hussain, : Annex). (Ligabo, :. - ). this right shall include... information and ideas of all kinds.. offend, shock or disturb the State or any sector of the population. information. ideas. De Meyer 33. (62 :1390 ) regardless of frontiers. either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice to respect and to ensure 40 ( ). ( ) (Jonathan, : - ). 41 (secure)..

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25 111 African charter on human and peoples' rights, signed on June, came into force on October. American Convention on Human Rights, signed on November, came into force on July. American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, adopted by the Ninth International Conference of American States, May. Arab Charter on Human Rights, signed on September, came into force on March. Articles of Confederation, United States, March, Available at: th_century/artconf.asp. ( / / ) Constitution of North Carolina,, Available at: th_century/nc.asp. ( / / ) Convention on the Right of the Child, adopted by General Assembly resolution / of November, came into force on September. Davis, G. R. C. ( ). Magna Carta, Available at: ( / / ) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (French: Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du Citoyen), National Assembly of France,. Declaration on the Freedom of Expression and Information, adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on April, at its th Session. European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, signed on November, came into force on September. European Convention on Transfrontier Television, signed on May, came into force on May. European Court of Human Rights ( ), Handyside v. the United Kingdom, (Application No. / ), Judgment of December.

26 1395 / 112 European Court of Human Rights ( ), Muller and Others v. Switzerland, (Application No. / ), Judgment of May. European Court of Human Rights ( ), Autronic AG v. Switzerland, (Application No. / ), Judgment of May. Hussain A. ( ), Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, UN Doc. E/CN. / /. Hussain A. ( ), Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, UN Doc. E/CN. / /. Hussain A. ( ), Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, UN Doc. E/CN. / /. Hussain A. ( ), Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, UN Doc. E/CN. / /. Hussain A. ( ), Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, UN Doc. E/CN. / /. Inter-American Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression, approved by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights during its regular session,. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, adopted by General Assembly resolution (XX) of December, came into force on January. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, adopted by General Assembly resolution / of December, came into force on July. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted by General Assembly resolution A (XXI) of December, came into force on March.

27 113 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by General Assembly resolution A (XXI) of December, came into force on January. Jahangir A. and Diène D. ( ), Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, and the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, UN Doc. A/HRC/ /. Jonathan, G. C. ( ). "Human Rights Covenants", Encyclopedia of Public International Law, Vol. : -. Ligabo A. ( ), Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, UN Doc. E/CN. / /. Ligabo A. ( ), Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, UN Doc. E/CN. / /. Mill, J. S. ( ). On Liberty, Available at: ( / / ) Simons, D. ( ). Central Asian Pocketbook on Freedom of Expression, London: ARTICLE, Available at: ( / / ) The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam, adopted and Issued at the Nineteenth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers of Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Cairo, August. The United States Constitution (and its Amendments),, Available at: ( / / ) UN Commission on Human Rights Resolution /, March, UN Doc. E/CN. /RES/ /. UN General Assembly Resolution (II), November UN Doc. A/RES/ (II).

28 1395 / 114 UN General Assembly Resolution (II), November, UN Doc. A/RES/ (II). UN General Assembly Resolution (I), December, UN Doc. A/RES/ (I). UN Human Rights Committee ( ), Communications Nos. / and /, UN Doc. CCPR/C/ /D/ / and / /Rev.. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed by General Assembly resolution A of December. US Supreme Court ( ), Wooley v. Maynard, U.S..

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