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What is the name of the law that prohibits or criminalizes speech glorifying terrorists or acts of terrorism in India?

  • Trick question, there are no laws that prohibit speech glorifying terrorists or acts of terrorism in India
  • There are laws that punish certain speech in India but not that encompass glorification of terrorism
100

This terrorist attack inspired the adoption of UNSC Resolution 1624?

  • Answer: The July 2005 London Bombings inspired adoption of Resolution 1624 later that same year.
  • UNSC 1624 calls on member states to forbid incitement to the commission of acts of terrorism and to criminalize incitement notwithstanding whether a terrorist act took place or not. It does not explain what the offense of incitement is however
100

Preventing incitement of acts as early, risky, intervention; What is the issue with this? 

Empowering the government to prevent speech which it dislikes

200

What is the 1967 law that defines a terrorist act in India?

  • Answer: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
  • It defines a terrorist act as “Any done with the intention to endanger of likely to endanger the unity, integrity, security, or sovereignty of India or with the motive to cause terror or likely to cause terror among the people in India or any foreign country”
200

The article looked at the UK and France to compare to India for what two reasons?

  • Answer: The UK and France both have independent judiciaries that can uphold the citizens right to free speech.
  • India is similar in that whenever the state or central government has tried to curb the right to free speech the courts have been more likely to rule in favor of the citizens.
  • There were multiple other countries they could’ve looked at for this but they chose the UK and France
200

Glorifying terrorism is forgiving terrorism?

French law makes 'apology' of terrorism a criminal act

300

The Supreme Court in India has held that the use of the law of sedition under 124A of the IPC must be limited only to where there is ________ to commit violence or intention to create public disorder…?

  • Answer: Instigation (or other synonyms)
  • 124A of the IPC sets out the offense of sedition and forbids the use of signs, representations, or words that may promote hatred or causes or seeks to cause disaffection towards government established by law and the maximum punishment is life in prison.
300
The way to battle against terrorism 

Winning the fight against terrorism is combating the evil ideology but also the ideas, hearts, and minds.


Not just combating acts but also their views

400

This European Court protects human rights and hears cases of member states violating human rights?

  • Answer: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
400

Difference between incitement and advocacy? 

Incitement is an essential ingredient for prohibiting speech while advocacy is not
500

In the case Leroy v. France, the petitioner drew a cartoon (allegedly) endorsing which terrorist attack?

  • Answer: His political cartoon was about 9/11 and was published on September 13, 2001 in France.
  • He was fined for “glorifying terrorism” and appealed all the way up through French court and eventually to the ECHR who found that the cartoon glorified the destruction of America by violent means and supported those who killed civilians, that such cartoons could arouse public sentiments, and the possibility of violence was the crucial element.