DAWODU, O.H (2019) THE PRESS AND THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION; ANY LIMITATIONS? A BI-ANNUAL JOURNAL OF SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, ILARO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA, 5 (1). pp. 1-11.
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Abstract
The Media is regarded as the ears and mouthpiece of the citizenry in any Nation. Saddled with the moral and official task of information gathering and dissemination, and the enlightenment of the citizenry about public affairs, it (the Media) must constantly update the entire populace about the happenings in the country. In this regard the Media is expected to have unfettered ability to inform, disclose and analyze matters of and on national discourse. The right to do this is predicated on the fundamental right to freedom of expression as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This article looks at the Press as an integral component of the Media and their right to freedom of expression, juxtaposed with the three legal principles of right to privacy, Defamation, and Sedition as impediments to the full exercise of this right. The paper concludes that there are indeed limitations to the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and the Press.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) K Law > K Law (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management |
| Depositing User: | Miss Ayomikun Ogunbadejo |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2020 11:54 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2020 11:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/661 |
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