<P> The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man . Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall be defined by law . </P> <P> Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, states that: </P> <P> Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers . </P> <P> Today, freedom of speech, or the freedom of expression, is recognized in international and regional human rights law . The right is enshrined in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights . Based on John Milton's arguments, freedom of speech is understood as a multi-faceted right that includes not only the right to express, or disseminate, information and ideas, but three further distinct aspects: </P>

Us freedom of speech stems from this constitutional amendment