The class lecture dealt with state functionality and
how the protection of rights provided to the citizens has to be subject to
reasonable restrictions. While the state derives its legitimacy from the
consent of individuals, it’s this very heterogeneity prevents the existence of
absolute rights for speech. Talking about free speech and it’s implied
connotations for the media, Mr. Satyaprakash discussed how the state is a
self-preserving entity, and therefore promulgates laws that seek to dissuade
dissent. While reasonable restrictions are imposed on free speech, the metric
to gauge whether the imposed restriction is reasonable or not is the ‘direct
impact’ method. Simply stated, this method ascertains whether the restriction
imposed completely hinders the very right it has presupposed to exist.
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