#Bligh noted that several fundamental #civilrights, such as the right to #equality, #FreedomOfExpession & others, are not delineated in any of #Israel’s quasi-constitutional Basic Laws, but have become inherent facts of #Israeli legal landscape owing to rulings by the High Court. The court derives such rights interpretively from those Basic Laws, he noted, and primarily Basic Law: #HumanDignity & #Liberty." #palastine #apartheidisrael #onelawforall #israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-legal-adviser-overhaul-leaves-equality-freedom-of-expression-unprotected/

Do You Have a Right Not to Be Lied To? The legal thinkers reconsidering freedom of speech.

The unchecked proliferation of lies doesn’t just mislead people into making bad decisions, this school of thought goes; it leads to cynicism and disengagement by undermining the idea that there is even such a thing as truth.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/11/academics-are-reconsidering-the-meaning-of-free-speech.html

#FreeSpeech #FreedomOfExpession #Disinformation