Freedom of speech
This is a revised and updated edition of the work first published in 1985. There have been many developments since the first edition, including enactment of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada in 1982, the impact of the European Human Rights Convention, and the consideration by English courts of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. Social and cultural changes mean that free speech claims are being made in novel contexts: to challenge the validity of bans on tobacco advertising, to publish ‘kiss and tell’ stories about celebrities, and to resist attempts to regulate the Internet. This book considers the meaning and scope of freedom of speech. How far do free speech and expression clauses protect pornography, commercial advertising, and public meetings on the streets? Does this freedom cover desecration of a national flag? Does it include nude dancing? The book discusses the legal protection of free speech in countries including England, the United States (including recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court), Canada, Germany, and under the European Human Rights Convention. It examines the varied approaches of different legal systems and constitutional traditions to balancing free speech and freedom of the press against rights to reputation and privacy and to copyright, and explores the case law in light of the philosophical and political arguments for free speech guarantees --
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Author: | Barendt, E. M. |
| Subject: | Freedom of speech |
| Publication Year: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Oxford ; Oxford University Press, [2007] |
| ISBN: | 9780199225811 0199225818 |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Why protect free speech? -- Free speech in liberal legal systems -- The scope of freedom of speech -- Prior restraints -- Political speech -- Libel and invasion of privacy -- Copyright and other property rights -- Meetings, protest, and public order -- Free speech and the judicial process -- Pornography -- Commercial speech -- Freedom of speech in the media -- Freedom of speech and the Internet -- Freedom of speech in special contexts. |
| Course: |
JOUR204 |
Availability at HKSYU Library
| Location | Call number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| English Law Book (4/F Law Library) | L 342.0853 BAR 2005 | Available |