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|contents=Article 27 of the 1975 Constitution of Mozambique, adopted the year after its independence from Portugal, realizes the right to freedom of opinion, and Article 40 Section H sanctions the suspension of the right if necessary during a state of siege or emergency. The 1990 Constitution specifically mentions freedom of expression in Article 74 and amends the limitation clause to have the right regulated “based on the necessary respect for the Constitution, for the dignity of the human person, and for the mandates of foreign policy and national defense.” The 1990 Constitution keeps the same language of freedom of expression, but Articles 286 and 287 detailing the rights limited during a state of emergency does not mention freedom of expression. | |||
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Constitution of the People’s Republic of Mozambique, 1975. World Constitutions Illustrated, HeinOnline: https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.cow/zzmz0011&i=1 | |||
Constitution of Mozambique, 1990. AIM (1991). World Constitutions Illustrated, HeinOnline: https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.cow/zzmz0006&i=1 | |||
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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Mozambique
Article 27 of the 1975 Constitution of Mozambique, adopted the year after its independence from Portugal, realizes the right to freedom of opinion, and Article 40 Section H sanctions the suspension of the right if necessary during a state of siege or emergency. The 1990 Constitution specifically mentions freedom of expression in Article 74 and amends the limitation clause to have the right regulated “based on the necessary respect for the Constitution, for the dignity of the human person, and for the mandates of foreign policy and national defense.” The 1990 Constitution keeps the same language of freedom of expression, but Articles 286 and 287 detailing the rights limited during a state of emergency does not mention freedom of expression.
References:
Constitution of the People’s Republic of Mozambique, 1975. World Constitutions Illustrated, HeinOnline: https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.cow/zzmz0011&i=1
Constitution of Mozambique, 1990. AIM (1991). World Constitutions Illustrated, HeinOnline: https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.cow/zzmz0006&i=1