The Hateful and the Obscene : Studies in the Limits of Free Expression /

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"In a series of landmark decisions since 1990, Canadian courts have shaped a distinctive approach to the regulation of obscenity, hate literature, and child pornography. Missing from the debate, however, has been any attempt to determine whether the legal status quo can be justified by referenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sumner, L. W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Pornography > Law and legislation.
Obscenity (Law)
Hate speech.
Freedom of speech.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
LAW > Public.
LAW > Constitutional.
Pornographie > Droit > Canada.
Propagande haineuse > Canada.
Liberte d'expression > Canada.
Obscenity (Law) > Canada.
Pornography > Law and legislation > Canada.
Hate speech > Canada.
Freedom of speech > Canada.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A theory of free expression?
  • Mill's framework
  • The balancing act
  • The myth of community standards
  • In harm's way?
  • From principle to policy.

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