http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2024(IX-I).03
10.31703/glsr.2024(IX-I).03
Published : Mar 2024
Understanding and Balancing the Freedom of Expression and National Security in Realm of Cyberspace: An Overview of Legislative Framework in Pakistan
Freedom of speech and expression is an inherent and indelible freedom that gives liberty so that subjects can express their opinions. Article 19 of Pakistan's 1973 Constitution permits certain restrictions concerning state security. The study aims to explore not only the actual significance of free speech under the umbrella of social media and national security but also the rightful utilization of this constitutional right and discern the necessary conditions for ameliorating limitations imposed on it. Descriptive methodology with case studies and content analysis applied and significance lies in the dearth of research on the reasons behind the misuse of freedom of expression in the context of social media. The findings culminate that freedom of expression is the one way to maintain discipline and efficiency in public administration and concluded with significant recommendations for a noticeable balance between national security imperatives and the preservation of free speech.
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Barriers to Freedom of Speech, Cyber Space Laws, Limitations, National Security and Legislative Framework
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(1) Farheen Zehra
LLM Scholar, Intellectual Property Law, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Wuhan, China .
(2) Muhammad Saleem Khan
Advocate, Supreme Appellate Court, Gilgit, Baltistan, Pakistan.
(3) Arshad Nawaz Khan
Assistant Professor, School of Law, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Zehra, F., Khan, M. S., & Khan, A. N. (2024). Understanding and Balancing the Freedom of Expression and National Security in Realm of Cyberspace: An Overview of Legislative Framework in Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, IX(I), 32-43. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2024(IX-I).03
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CHICAGO : Zehra, Farheen, Muhammad Saleem Khan, and Arshad Nawaz Khan. 2024. "Understanding and Balancing the Freedom of Expression and National Security in Realm of Cyberspace: An Overview of Legislative Framework in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, IX (I): 32-43 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2024(IX-I).03
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HARVARD : ZEHRA, F., KHAN, M. S. & KHAN, A. N. 2024. Understanding and Balancing the Freedom of Expression and National Security in Realm of Cyberspace: An Overview of Legislative Framework in Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, IX, 32-43.
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MHRA : Zehra, Farheen, Muhammad Saleem Khan, and Arshad Nawaz Khan. 2024. "Understanding and Balancing the Freedom of Expression and National Security in Realm of Cyberspace: An Overview of Legislative Framework in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, IX: 32-43
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MLA : Zehra, Farheen, Muhammad Saleem Khan, and Arshad Nawaz Khan. "Understanding and Balancing the Freedom of Expression and National Security in Realm of Cyberspace: An Overview of Legislative Framework in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, IX.I (2024): 32-43 Print.
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OXFORD : Zehra, Farheen, Khan, Muhammad Saleem, and Khan, Arshad Nawaz (2024), "Understanding and Balancing the Freedom of Expression and National Security in Realm of Cyberspace: An Overview of Legislative Framework in Pakistan", Global Legal Studies Review, IX (I), 32-43
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TURABIAN : Zehra, Farheen, Muhammad Saleem Khan, and Arshad Nawaz Khan. "Understanding and Balancing the Freedom of Expression and National Security in Realm of Cyberspace: An Overview of Legislative Framework in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review IX, no. I (2024): 32-43. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2024(IX-I).03