Enhancing the media's democratic role : a comparative study of the legal environment of the media in Botswana and South Africa
Freedom of expression is regarded as indispensable in modern representative democratic societies. The will of the people is said to be the basis of the authority of government in such societies. Freedom of expression thus ensures that citizens are able to make responsible political decisions and par...
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University of Edinburgh
2003
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.641267 |