Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Belize - Revision history

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	\|contents=While press freedom was not explicitly protected in the 1981 Constitution of Belize, it is reasonable to infer that the broadly drawn protections of freedom of expression encompass freedom of the press as well. The guarantee refers to the protection of communication generally, "whether the communication be to the public generally or to any person or class of persons." The exceptions that it offers are also suggestive of application to the press, in its reference to the potential for the coexistence of freedom of expression with law "that is reasonably required for the purpose of protecting the reputations, rights and freedoms of other persons or the private lives of persons concerned in legal proceedings, preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, maintaining the authority and independence of the courts, regulating educational institutions in the interests of persons receiving instruction therein, or regulating the technical administration or the technical operation of telephony, telegraphy, posts, wireless broadcasting, television or other means of communication...."		\|contents=While press freedom was not explicitly protected in the 1981 Constitution of Belize, it is reasonable to infer that the broadly drawn protections of freedom of expression encompass freedom of the press as well. The guarantee refers to the protection of communication generally, "whether the communication be to the public generally or to any person or class of persons." The exceptions that it offers are also suggestive of application to the press, in its reference to the potential for the coexistence of freedom of expression with law "that is reasonably required for the purpose of protecting the reputations, rights and freedoms of other persons or the private lives of persons concerned in legal proceedings, preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, maintaining the authority and independence of the courts, regulating educational institutions in the interests of persons receiving instruction therein, or regulating the technical administration or the technical operation of telephony, telegraphy, posts, wireless broadcasting, television or other means of communication...."

	https://~~www~~.~~constituteproject~~.~~org~~/~~constitution~~/~~Belize_2011~~		References:

			1981 Constitution of Belize: https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Belize/belize81.html
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	\|contents=~~Belize’s [[Probable year::~~ 1981]] Constitution ~~states~~ that ~~“nothing contained in or done under~~ the ~~authority~~ of ~~any law shall~~ be ~~held~~ to ~~be inconsistent with~~ or in ~~contravention of this section~~ to the ~~extent that~~ the law ~~in question makes reasonable provision…~~ that is required for the purpose ~~of…~~ maintaining the authority and independence of the courts or regulating the administration or the technical operation of ~~telephone~~, telegraphy, posts, wireless broadcasting, television or other means of communication~~, public exhibitions or public entertainments” (Constitute Project, “Belize's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1981]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2011]]” )~~.		\|contents=While press freedom was not explicitly protected in the 1981 Constitution of Belize, it is reasonable to infer that the broadly drawn protections of freedom of expression encompass freedom of the press as well. The guarantee refers to the protection of communication generally, "whether the communication be to the public generally or to any person or class of persons." The exceptions that it offers are also suggestive of application to the press, in its reference to the potential for the coexistence of freedom of expression with law "that is reasonably required for the purpose of protecting the reputations, rights and freedoms of other persons or the private lives of persons concerned in legal proceedings, preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, maintaining the authority and independence of the courts, regulating educational institutions in the interests of persons receiving instruction therein, or regulating the technical administration or the technical operation of telephony, telegraphy, posts, wireless broadcasting, television or other means of communication...."

	https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Belize_2011		https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Belize_2011
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	~~\|breakout=Belize~~		\|contents=Belize’s [[Probable year:: 1981]] Constitution states that “nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes reasonable provision… that is required for the purpose of… maintaining the authority and independence of the courts or regulating the administration or the technical operation of telephone, telegraphy, posts, wireless broadcasting, television or other means of communication, public exhibitions or public entertainments” (Constitute Project, “Belize's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1981]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2011]]” ).
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	Belize’s [[Probable year:: 1981]] Constitution states that “nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes reasonable provision… that is required for the purpose of… maintaining the authority and independence of the courts or regulating the administration or the technical operation of telephone, telegraphy, posts, wireless broadcasting, television or other means of communication, public exhibitions or public entertainments” (Constitute Project, “Belize's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1981]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2011]]” ).


			https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Belize_2011
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	Belize’s [[Probable year::1981]] Constitution states that “nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes reasonable provision… that is required for the purpose of… maintaining the authority and independence of the courts or regulating the administration or the technical operation of telephone, telegraphy, posts, wireless broadcasting, television or other means of communication, public exhibitions or public entertainments” (Constitute Project, “Belize's Constitution of [[Probable year::1981]] with Amendments through [[Probable year::2011]]” ).		Belize’s [[Probable year:: 1981]] Constitution states that “nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes reasonable provision… that is required for the purpose of… maintaining the authority and independence of the courts or regulating the administration or the technical operation of telephone, telegraphy, posts, wireless broadcasting, television or other means of communication, public exhibitions or public entertainments” (Constitute Project, “Belize's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1981]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2011]]” ).


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Belize’s [[Probable year::1981]] Constitution states that “nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to the extent that the law in question makes reasonable provision… that is required for the purpose of… maintaining the authority and independence of the courts or regulating the administration or the technical operation of telephone, telegraphy, posts, wireless broadcasting, television or other means of communication, public exhibitions or public entertainments” (Constitute Project, “Belize's Constitution of [[Probable year::1981]] with Amendments through [[Probable year::2011]]” ).

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