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This paper traces the history of the Supreme Court of Canada’s construction of harm(s) tests in the context of its obscenity and indecency jurisprudence from Hicklin (1868) through Labaye (2005). At the core of these tests is a functionality linked to pre... see more

The reform of the Indonesian Penal Code (KUHP) is necessary to accommodate the noble values of Indonesian society. Therefore, Indonesian criminal law should reflect the basic principles, cultural values that live within the inner niches of Indonesian soci... see more

Humourisation of the offensive occupies a position of distinctive prominence in our study of how we experience humour. The offensive is often found to be closely linked with obscene expressions and the mind’s response towards them. This correlation betwee... see more

This article discusses the status of obscene words, looking in particular at their relation to the erotic sphere. Are these words sexually arousing, or rather the opposite? And why do they affect us as they do? An analysis of this question conducted by C.... see more

This article discusses the status of obscene words, looking in particular at their relation to the erotic sphere. Are these words sexually arousing, or rather the opposite? And why do they affect us as they do? An analysis of this question conducted by C.... see more

Under the pervasive influence of United States First Amendment jurisprudence, adult gender-specific sexually explicit (or “pornographic”) material is conceptualized, and thus protected in the “marketplace of ideas”, as a particular mode of expression; to ... see more

In R. v. Labaye, the Supreme Court of Canada finally retired the community standards of tolerance test of obscenity. The test had been the subject of much academic critique, a matter that reached its zenith in the period following Little Sisters Book and ... see more

The Bengali ‘obscene’ (aslil) poetry of the Hungry Generation is heavily pregnant with ‘dirty’ sexual imagery. In particular, the poem “Prachanda Baidyutik Chutar” and its English translation “Stark Electric Jesus” (1964) by the Hungryalist Malay Raychoud... see more

Censorship is a double-edged sword that has bred legal, political, and moral wrangling across the globe. The basic controversy, which harkens back to ancient times, stems from the motivation and intention of the censoring authority. The censoring authorit... see more

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