- 12 Dec 2005 13:47
#770638
In many european nations, including my home country Denmark, have limitations on the freedom of speech despite having a constitution that does not allow such laws to exists.
We have a constitution which has a paragraph 77 saying:
This means everybody are, according to the constitution, allowed to say whatever they want, and the only limitation the constitution sets is that you must tell the truth in the court (as the law says "under the responsibility of the courts").
But yet many european nations have limitations on the freedom of speech, and the danish are:
?
I dont understand...
At first we have a constitution, but the laws under the constitution appears to be above the constitution!
We have a constitution which has a paragraph 77 saying:
Everybody are allowed to in print, writing and speech to publisize ones thoughts, however under the responsibility of the courts. Censorship and other preventive precautions can never be reinstated.
This means everybody are, according to the constitution, allowed to say whatever they want, and the only limitation the constitution sets is that you must tell the truth in the court (as the law says "under the responsibility of the courts").
But yet many european nations have limitations on the freedom of speech, and the danish are:
Those who publicly ridicule or insults any in this country legally established religious societies believes or worshipping, are fined or imprisoned up to 4 months.
?
I dont understand...
At first we have a constitution, but the laws under the constitution appears to be above the constitution!