Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities · Rights and Responsibilities

Freedom of Speech and its Limits

Debating the extent to which speech should be protected and when the state has a mandate to intervene.

Key Questions

  1. 1Where should the line be drawn between free speech and protection from harm?
  2. 2Who should decide what constitutes offensive or dangerous speech?
  3. 3What rights are in tension when hate speech laws are debated?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9C10K04
Year: Year 10
Subject: Civics & Citizenship
Unit: Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities
Period: Rights and Responsibilities

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