«Gag Law» is a Spanish term attached to a law in which liberties such as that of expression, information or protestation are criminalised. ‘Gag Law’ is also used to describe when activities are restricted or limited by law that were previously considered lawful. Some laws that are known to be described as ‘Gag Laws’ include:
In America edit
- Gag Law of Puerto Rico, law passed in 1948.
- Mexico City policy (United States) Global Gag Rule or American politics concerning abortion in the city of Mexico.
- Law on Social Responsibility in Radio and Television, a law passed by the Venezuelan National Assembly, valid since the 7th of December, 2004, whose object is to establish social responsibility amongst radio and television providers.
- Agricultural sector Gag Law, for the agricultural sector.
In Europe edit
- DDL intercettazioni or wiretapping law, proposed law presented in the Parliament of the Italian Republic in 2008.
- Organic Law on the Protection of Citizen Security (2015) (Spain), Spanish law whose draft was presented on the 29th of November of 2013, based on the Organic Law on the Protection of Citizen Security of 1992. This law came into force on the 1st of July, 2015 and its sanctions include those that will occur when protesting next to Congress and the Senate, photographing or recording police, stopping an eviction or mistreating animals.