... paragraph. It is through these safeguards that the Court can protect the freedom of speech whilst also recognising the special "duties and responsibilities" that arise when dealing with something as potentially powerful as freedom of speech. 2. It shall be contended in this essay that the right of freedom of speech is far from 'overrated', contrary to the sentiment in the quote in the question, though it is admitted that there is some occasion when a right might well be 'meaningless'. As a secondary point it shall also be submitted that the safeguards in the Convention are a prerequisite to any such right and must take a form similar to that in the Convention. "Even when viewed in the abstract, free speech is an uncertain public good" 3. The question contends that the capacity of article 10 to be of utilitarian good is not as well founded as is popularly made ...

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