Development of the Test for Obscenity

Obscenity has been a sensitive topic of disputation and debate across history, and our own country is no different in that regard. Being a rather subjective concept, the method of demarcating what counts as obscene and what doesn’t have been a topic for thorough deliberation, but the tests used for such demarcation have also evolved along with the subjects of contention. Liberty of art and freedom of expression often constitute the base of arguments, and the changing legal standpoint on the issue has been documented in this article, via the means of important case precedents.