Film censorship in Malaysia: balancing free speech and tradition

Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship or limitation. Freedom of speech is a fundamental to the existence of democracy and the respect of human dignity. The making and exhibition of films also falls under the free speech clause. Similar to other fundamental liberties,...

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Main Authors:	Shuaib, Farid Sufian, Islam, Md Zahidul
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	K Law (General) KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/2/ICLASiii_Turkey_Certificate_Presentation.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/3/ICLASiii_ProgrammeBook.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/6/1Film_Censorship_in_Malaysia.pdf

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spelling	iium-403622018-06-19T07:58:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/ Film censorship in Malaysia: balancing free speech and tradition Shuaib, Farid Sufian Islam, Md Zahidul K Law (General) KPG Malaysia Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship or limitation. Freedom of speech is a fundamental to the existence of democracy and the respect of human dignity. The making and exhibition of films also falls under the free speech clause. Similar to other fundamental liberties, free speech is not absolute and subject to reputation of others, national security, public health and morals. The Malaysian Film Censorship Board have embroiled in controversy when they censored and banned several films on the ground of public order, morals and religious sensitivities such as Tanda Putera, Sepet, Dalam Botol and The New Village. The importance of tradition that consists of morals and religious values could not be summarily dismissed because of its constitutional standing and societal significance. Thus, these tensions between competing interests should be analysed so that a logical framework could be established in film censorship. This paper discusses the legal framework of film censorship and explains film censorship guidelines as adopted by the Film Censorship Board. The place of moral and religious values and the competing interests of free speech in this censorship framework is analysed. 2014-06-09 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/2/ICLASiii_Turkey_Certificate_Presentation.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/3/ICLASiii_ProgrammeBook.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/6/1Film_Censorship_in_Malaysia.pdf Shuaib, Farid Sufian and Islam, Md Zahidul (2014) Film censorship in Malaysia: balancing free speech and tradition. In: International Conference on Law and Society III (ICLAS III), 9th - 11th June 2014, Istanbul University Congress Centre, Beyazit, Istanbul. (Unpublished) http://www.iium.edu.my/hmhlawcentre/events/international-conference-law-society-iii-iclas-iii
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spellingShingle	K Law (General) KPG Malaysia Shuaib, Farid Sufian Islam, Md Zahidul Film censorship in Malaysia: balancing free speech and tradition
description	Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship or limitation. Freedom of speech is a fundamental to the existence of democracy and the respect of human dignity. The making and exhibition of films also falls under the free speech clause. Similar to other fundamental liberties, free speech is not absolute and subject to reputation of others, national security, public health and morals. The Malaysian Film Censorship Board have embroiled in controversy when they censored and banned several films on the ground of public order, morals and religious sensitivities such as Tanda Putera, Sepet, Dalam Botol and The New Village. The importance of tradition that consists of morals and religious values could not be summarily dismissed because of its constitutional standing and societal significance. Thus, these tensions between competing interests should be analysed so that a logical framework could be established in film censorship. This paper discusses the legal framework of film censorship and explains film censorship guidelines as adopted by the Film Censorship Board. The place of moral and religious values and the competing interests of free speech in this censorship framework is analysed.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Shuaib, Farid Sufian Islam, Md Zahidul
author_facet	Shuaib, Farid Sufian Islam, Md Zahidul
author_sort	Shuaib, Farid Sufian
title	Film censorship in Malaysia: balancing free speech and tradition
title_short	Film censorship in Malaysia: balancing free speech and tradition
title_full	Film censorship in Malaysia: balancing free speech and tradition
title_fullStr	Film censorship in Malaysia: balancing free speech and tradition
title_full_unstemmed	Film censorship in Malaysia: balancing free speech and tradition
title_sort	film censorship in malaysia: balancing free speech and tradition
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/2/ICLASiii_Turkey_Certificate_Presentation.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/3/ICLASiii_ProgrammeBook.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/40362/6/1Film_Censorship_in_Malaysia.pdf
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Film censorship in Malaysia: balancing free speech and tradition

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