FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak without censorship and/or limitation. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used [United Nations, 1966, 1976]. The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The ICCPR recognizes the right to freedom of speech as "the right to hold opinions without interference. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression". Furthermore freedom of speech is recognized in European, inter-American and African regional human rights law [United Nations, 1966, 1967]. Freedom of speech, or the freedom of expression, is recognized in international and regional human rights law. The right is enshrined in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights [Andrew Puddephatt & Hodder Arnold, 2005; Kumar, Ambika, 2006].

In Islamic ethics freedom of speech was first declared in the Rashidun period by the caliph Umar in the 7th century. In the Abbasid Caliphate period, freedom of speech was also declared by al-Hashimi (a cousin of Caliph al-Ma'mun) in a letter to one of the religious opponents he was attempting to convert through reason.

According to George Makdisi and Hugh Goddard, "the idea of academic freedom" in universities was "modelled on Islamic custom" as practiced in the medieval Madrasah system from the 9th century. Islamic influence was "certainly discernible in the foundation of the first deliberately-planned university" in Europe [Boisard, Marcel A., 1980].

* Selected REFERENCES / Sources:

Amnesty International: Annual Reports: URLhttp://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aireport/index.html Andrew Puddephatt & Hodder Arnold. (2005). Freedom of Expression: The Essentials of Human Rights. United Publishers. Boisard, Marcel A. (July 1980), "On the Probable Influence of Islam on Western Public and International Law", International Journal of Middle East Studies 11 (4): 429–50. Goddard, Hugh. (2000). A History of Christian-Muslim Relations. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Kumar, Ambika. (2006). ‘Using Courts to Enforce the Free Speech Provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’ Published by Chicago Journal of International Law. Summer 2006. URLhttp://www.allbusiness.com/corporate-governance/4082846-1.html United Nations: ‘International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’ Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16th December 1966: Entry into force 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article 49. URLhttp://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm (United Nations) Wikipedia. (2010). ‘Freedom of Speech.’ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. URLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_expression

16 July 2018

Kebebasan baharu universiti awam ?!

SOURCE:
http://www.kosmo.com.my/negara/kebebasan-baharu-universiti-awam-1.686916

Kebebasan baharu universiti awam

Boleh anjurkan program wacana, dialog tanpa dikenakan sebarang sekatan

Nor Shafawati Yup

07 Jun 2018 3:00 AM

Menteri Pendidikan, Dr. Maszlee Malik (tiga dari kanan) menyampaikan sumbangan kepada anak-anak warga kementerian dalam Majlis Iftar Kementerian Pendidikan di Putrajaya di sini,hari ini.

PUTRAJAYA – Pihak pentadbiran universiti di Malaysia kini boleh menganjurkan sebarang sesi wacana dan dialog secara terbuka tanpa dikenakan sebarang sekatan.

Ia selaras dengan hasrat kerajaan baharu untuk menjadikan institusi pengajian tinggi sebagai medan intelektual.

Menteri Pendidikan, Dr. Maszlee Malik berkata, gesaan itu dikeluarkan oleh beliau sendiri berkuat kuasa serta-merta.

“Sebagai Menteri Pendidikan, saya menggesa Naib Canselor dan Timbalan Naib Canselor Hal Ehwal Pelajar supaya tidak melakukan sekatan bagi penganjuran program-program ilmiah, wacana dan dialog di universiti.

“Begitu juga dengan sekatan atau tindakan menghalang kemasukan kenderaan awam ke universiti juga tidak lagi dibenarkan.

“Kita mahu universiti awam menjadi medan perkongsian intelektual dan setaraf universiti di negara maju seperti Universiti Oxford dan Universiti Cambridge,” katanya kepada pemberita di sini semalam

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

16 July 2018

Kebebasan baharu universiti awam ?!

Kebebasan baharu universiti awam

Boleh anjurkan program wacana, dialog tanpa dikenakan sebarang sekatan

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