TY  - JOUR
T1  - Freedom of Expression under the Jordanian Legal System
AU - Toubat, Hazem Suleiman AU - Yusoff, Zuryati Mohamed AU - Halim, Rohizan 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 11
SP  - 1998
EP  - 2003
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2017.1998.2003
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2017.1998.2003
KW  - the penal code
KW  -Jordan
KW  -freedom of expression
KW  -constitution
KW  -Anti-Terrorism law
KW  -the press and publication law
AB  - Jordanian Constitution provides for freedom of expression and entrusts to the legislative, executive
and judicial powers to ensure this right for all Jordanians. It also authorizes the legislature to regulate practicing
the rights and freedoms provided that it does not affect the essence of these rights. The legislature has enacted
several laws which include limitations on freedom of expression, most notably; the Penal Code of 1960, the
Press and Publication Law of 1998 and Anti-Terrorism Law of 2006. This study aims to examine the freedom of
expression under the Jordanian Constitution and the limitations on this freedom in the laws that mentioned. The
doctrinal approach is conducted and the data is collected through legal and constitutional texts as well as the
secondary sources that illustrate the contribution of other researchers in this area. This study concludes that
the laws which regulate freedom of expression in Jordan have expanded the scope of limitations and the scope
of protected interests. It recommends a comprehensive review of the laws governing freedom of expression and
amending them in order to comply with the provisions of the Jordanian Constitution.
ER  -