Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] of speech in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further , it may be doubted whether the Chief Justice of the day fully appreciated the implications of his decision for freedom of speech in public . |
| 2 | It follows that the Convention is not a direct protection for freedom of speech in Britain : it is a persuasive and educative force which , if media interests have the patience and determination to seek rulings from Strasbourg , may slowly shape the operation of British law in favour of public interest reporting . |
| 3 | The BBC and IBA meekly complied with the ban , which further underlines the lack of constitutional protection for freedom of speech in British law . |
| 4 | Under our system , it falls to the police to ensure that such events are organised in such a way that disorder does not ensue , and that so far as is possible , the event can take place with as little dislocation to the ordinary life of the community as is compatible with the proper exercise of freedom of speech in public . |
| 5 | But local authorities are generally empowered to make regulations and by-laws for the use of public places where meetings might be held ( such as parks and squares ) , and the assertion of quasi-private property rights are generally sufficient to exclude the claims of those seeking to exercise rights of freedom of speech in public . |
| 6 | Much of this Part of the Act is administrative in character , but it clearly has a considerable bearing on the scope of the rights to public meeting and assembly in Britain , and accords statutory recognition to the central position of police in the determination of the proper exercise of freedom of speech in public . |
| 7 | For these reasons , it is possible to hope that the House of Lords might , if called upon to do so , reconsider the decision in a way that makes it plain that the right to freedom of speech in public is not wholly dependent upon the discretion of the policeman on the spot — important though that will undoubtedly always be — but is guided by rules and principles that recognise , inter alia the importance of freedom of speech in public , and the fact that the person interfered with was going about his otherwise lawful business . |
| 8 | For these reasons , it is possible to hope that the House of Lords might , if called upon to do so , reconsider the decision in a way that makes it plain that the right to freedom of speech in public is not wholly dependent upon the discretion of the policeman on the spot — important though that will undoubtedly always be — but is guided by rules and principles that recognise , inter alia the importance of freedom of speech in public , and the fact that the person interfered with was going about his otherwise lawful business . |