Article 19: Freedoms of opinion and expression 2011, para. 51
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
What distinguishes the acts addressed in article 20 from other acts that may be subject to restriction under article 19, paragraph 3, is that for the acts addressed in article 20, the Covenant indicates the specific response required from the State: their prohibition by law. It is only to this extent that article 20 may be considered as lex specialis with regard to article 19.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Human Rights Committee
Type de document
General Comment / Recommendation
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Governance & Rule of Law
Personnes concernées
N.A.
Année
2011
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
CCPR General Comment No. 34, Article 19: Freedoms of opinion and expression (2011), para. 51.