5 Where Mill still argues in court

Mill's claimModern site of the argument Harm to others is the only ground of compulsionLimits on free speech that incite violence or hatred Suppression assumes infallibilityPresumption against prior restraint; open justice Individuality needs experiments in livingPersonal liberty, privacy, choice in family matters Paternalism is suspectAge of consent, seat-belt and licensing laws — where the State argues harm to the person is also harm to society In Nepal, freedom of expression is a constitutional right subject to reasonable restrictions imposed by law; a restriction that punishes opinion merely because it is unpopular is hard to defend, and the harm principle is a useful test for asking what the restriction is really protecting.