Open AccessFreedom of expression -The Clash of Rights
Author(s) -
Andhika Yahya Santiago Baramuli
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advances in social sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-0286
DOI - 10.14738/assrj.87.10506
Subject(s) - freedom of expression , sword , democracy , expression (computer science) , politics , power (physics) , degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry) , civil liberties , political freedom , political science , law , law and economics , human rights , sociology , computer science , physics , programming language , operating system , quantum mechanics
This article will examine the shift in the role of freedom of expression based on recent events, observing how the right to freedom guaranteed by law has shifted into a coercive political tool in modern democracy. The results of this article show that, freedom of expression has been melted and shaped into a shield into a sword. This has changed from what was traditionally a negative role to guarantee people's freedom from arbitrary exercise of power, to a positive role in which people can exercise their liberties against their own rights.