AN EXAMINATION OF THE EXTENT RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Abstract
The right to freedom of expression is one the Fundamental Rights that is considered very essential for the development of world Democracies. It is through safeguarding the rights of expression that violations of other fundamental rights are made known. It is a parameter for quantifying a nation’s respect for the inalienable rights of its citizens. This right is the bedrock upon which all other rights are built. However, this right isn’t absolute as it have many hiccups that restraints the enjoyment of the right. This work highlighted some of the problems which include Impunity of security personnel, Law enforcement Agencies and examined the meaning of the phrase in the constitution “Reasonably Justiciable” to justify derogation from the right. This study examines the provisions for the right of expression primarily in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), and to some extent the African Charter on Human and People’s Right and some other International Treaties and Instruments. The
Methodology employed in the study is Doctorinal Legal Research method consulting primary and secondary sources.
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