Fiji
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Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Fiji
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type: Category:History
type: Category:Country sources
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type: Category:Freedom of the Press
page: https://www.rightspedia.org/Freedom_of_the_Press/History/Country_sources/Fiji
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wiki page content language: en
breakout: Fiji
contents: Although it did not explicitly protect press freedom, Fiji’s [[Probable year:: 1970]] Constitution did protect, in the course of its guarantee of freedom of expression, “freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference, and freedom from interference with…correspondence” (PacLII, “Fiji Independence Order [[Probable year:: 1970]] and Constitution of Fiji”). Furthermore, the list of potential qualifications or exceptions to this right suggests that freedom of expression was conceived in the 1970 Fiji Constitution as including freedom of the press: "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 provision - (a) in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health; (b) for the purpose of protecting the reputations, rights or 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, or regulating the technical administration or the technical operation of telephony, telegraphy, posts, wireless broadcasting or television...." Today, Article 17 of Fiji’s [[Probable year:: 2013]] Constitution explicitly protects press freedom: “Every person has the right to freedom of speech, expression, thought, opinion and publication, which includes… freedom of the press, including print, electronic and other media” (Constitute Project, “Fiji's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 2013]]” ). References: 1970 Constitution of Fiji: https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/1970_constitution.pdf 2013 Constitution of Fiji: https://www.laws.gov.fj/Home/information/constitutionoftherepublicoffiji#:~:text=The%20Constitution%20of%20the%20Republic,the%20procedures%20in%20the%20Constitution.
page level: Breakout
probable year: 1970
probable year: 2013
probable year#aux: 2440587.5
probable year#aux: 2456293.5
question: Country sources
question heading: What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
right: Freedom of the Press
section: History
wiki page modification date: 2024-04-29T00:16:05Z
modification date#aux: 2460429.511169
wiki page sort key: Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/Fiji

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