Speech,thought,theories,lifestyle,sexual preference, artforms--should be Mike's question is rather wide. In civilised countries personal laws are
usually respected so long one lives in peace with his or her
neighbour. It is both a matter of give and take and tolerance. As it is no
longer possible for a homogeneous population to live in clinical
isolation in any progressive civilised society today; liberalism must
prevail over racial, linguistic, religious and other differences which
divide humanity.
Deka's question has specified one area: free speech. Free speech does
not connote absolute freedom of speech; it is hedged'. Recently the
UK Government has brought about new legislation to prevent acts of
terrorism by incendiary speech or otherwise.
As a democracy Australia has the benefit of the rule of law.If someone is
aggrieved by an infringement of the laws of free speech, he can seek recourse in
the Courts. In 1991,Lord Donaldson, a former Master of the Rolls of UK,
found a Cabinet Minister gulty of contempt law for defying a court order and
deporting a man from Zaire while the case was pending in court. He observed "It
would be a black day for the rule of law and the liberty of the subject if
ministers were not accountrable to the courts for their personal actions.
Muslims today are not strictly governed by Sharia law in any country. For
example, Muslims in India are subject to the Indian Penal Code rather than the
harsh Quaranic laws of crime.
Bhuban
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