Censoring Solidarity: Freedom of Speech and its Denial in Poland, 1980–1981

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-338
Author(s):  
Siobhan Doucette

As a result of the nationwide strike wave in August 1980 that gave birth to the Solidarity trade union, the Polish state authorities conceded to the reform of state censorship and to Solidarity creating union bulletins that were not subject to preventative censorship. This article analyses the Solidarity press to explore its censoring through direct state censorship and self-censorship in 1980–1. It argues that Solidarity's dual commitment to truth and legality were irreconcilable and that the state cultivated this conflict, contributing to the undermining of Solidarity's moderate leaders and the treatment of history as an arena for politicisation and state control. It posits that these conflicts have contributed to the current Polish government's frontal assault on the legacy of the Solidarity leadership.

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nadzir

Water plays a very important role in supporting human life and other living beings as goods that meet public needs. Water is one of the declared goods controlled by the state as mentioned in the constitution of the republic of Indonesia. The state control over water indicated that water management can bring justice and prosperity for all Indonesian people. However, in fact, water currently becomes a product commercialized by individuals and corporations. It raised a question on how the government responsibility to protect the people's right to clean water. This study found that in normative context, the government had been responsible in protecting the people’s right over the clean water. However, in practical context, it found that the government had not fully protected people's right over clean water. The government still interpreted the state control over water in the form of creating policies, establishing a set of regulations, conducting management, and also supervision.


Antiquity ◽  
1934 ◽  
Vol 8 (32) ◽  
pp. 414-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grahame Clark

The interest of the State in the ancient monuments and civilizations of Britain is recent in origin and limited in extent. It is the purpose of this paper to trace in outline the growth of State interest, the limits of State control at the present time, and the main lacunae which appear to exist in the mechanism for the preservation of our national antiquities. Before embarking on this topic it might be well to point out the two chief reasons why, before 1882, the State undertook little or no responsibility within a sphere now generally recognized as the proper concern of any civilized state. In the first place the study of British Archaeology has only within the last fifty years reached a degree of accuracy and discipline worthy of the expenditure of public funds; it is of the utmost significance in this connexion that the first scientific British archaeologist, General Pitt-Rivers, was appointed as first Inspector of Ancient Monuments under the Act of 1882.


Author(s):  
E. G. Kovalenko

The article studies the features of monitoring of goods turnover, including marking of goods, as well as turnover in the state information system of monitoring over turnover of goods involved in the relations of the operator issuing the codes, marking, collecting information, its storage and provision. The marking functions are defined: the function of analysis of wholesale and retail turnover, information function, identifying and control functions


2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
András Koltay

The issue of the use of religious symbols by the State, the Government, the Municipalities and Courts has emerged as a practical constitutional problem during the last quarter of a century. Contradictory examples of us Supreme Court jurisprudence prove that this issue is among the constitutional ‘hard cases’. The relatively recent appearance of the problem clearly indicates the ways in which American social conditions have changed and the transformation of us society’s attitude to religion.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey D. Andreev ◽  
Emma V. Bitsieva ◽  
Olga V. Lepeshkina ◽  
Dmitry M. Polonsky ◽  
Marina S. Savchenko

This paper presents the results of a study devoted to the legal phenomenon of political pluralism as a factor in the development of modern society and the state by the example of classical democratic countries. At the same time, attention is focused on such components of political pluralism as formalization of freedom of speech and assembly; a multi-party system, as well as a mechanism for coordinating the interests of various social groups at the parliamentary level. It was found that the most acceptable is the model operating in the FRG, since it allows people to find a balance between guarantees of political diversity, such as freedom of speech and the right to public events. The interaction between civil society institutions and parliamentarians is especially advisable when making decisions in the domestic and foreign policy of the state.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 72-88
Author(s):  
A. Polianskyi ◽  
O. Polianskyi

This research paper analyzes the current Legislation of Ukraine in the field of criminal liability for crimes against national security. It is noted that prevention of this type of crime is one of priorities of criminal law policy that aims to preserve national sovereignty and its independence proclaimed by the Constitution of Ukraine, as well as ensuring its economic and information security are the most important functions of the state. Scientific achievements of leading scientists in the field of criminal liability, crimes against national security are analyzed. Their work part changes or additions to relevant provisions of the Criminal Code of Ukraine has been studied. General scientific (dialectical, systemic) and specific scientific methods became research methods. Dialectical method made it possible to determine the general state and prospects of research on the legal regulation of criminal liability for crimes against national security. Using the system method that was used in the research process, system of legislation of the outlined issue is determined. While analysis of current regulations in force in Ukraine in the field of criminal liability for crimes against national security formal and legal methods were used. Definition by the Basic Law of the country of the most important functions of the state of the issue of protection of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine ensures this research relevance. Due to the threat posed by aggression in the east, that began in 2014, the crime rate is gaining momentum. The need for enhanced state control and the introduction of effective mechanisms, in terms of strengthening criminal liability for planned crimes is becoming urgent.


2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-344
Author(s):  
Anzhelika R Sakhipgareeva

This Article is devoted to the theoretical ideas about the features of state control in genomic research and medical applications in the United States of America. The purpose of this study is to examine the legal aspects of the interpretation of genomic research and medical applications in the United States of America, to study the features of the state control of medical applications, as well as companies providing services in the field of genomic research. As a result of the review, the author provides with the information about several features of the state control of the US Food and drug administration (FDA), degree of regulatory intervention in the activities of genetic research companies, identify classification of medical applications apps.


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