Blasphemy And Freedom Of Expression

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Blasphemy And Freedom Of Expression

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Author : Jeroen Temperman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-11-16

Blasphemy And Freedom Of Expression written by Jeroen Temperman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-16 with Law categories.

This book details the legal ramifications of existing anti-blasphemy laws and debates the legitimacy of such laws in Western liberal democracies.

Is Critique Secular

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Author : Talal Asad
language : en
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Release Date : 2013-05-09

Is Critique Secular written by Talal Asad and has been published by Fordham Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-09 with Religion categories.

This volume interrogates settled ways of thinking about the seemingly interminable conflict between religious and secular values in our world today. What are the assumptions and resources internal to secular conceptions of critique that help or hinder our understanding of one of the most pressing conflicts of our times? Taking as their point of departure the question of whether critique belongs exclusively to forms of liberal democracy that define themselves in opposition to religion, these authors consider the case of the “Danish cartoon controversy” of 2005. They offer accounts of reading, understanding, and critique for offering a way to rethink conventional oppositions between free speech and religious belief, judgment and violence, reason and prejudice, rationality and embodied life. The book, first published in 2009, has been updated for the present edition with a new Preface by the authors.

Law Language And The Courtroom

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Author : Stanislaw Gozdz Roszkowski
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-25

Law Language And The Courtroom written by Stanislaw Gozdz Roszkowski and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This book explores the language of judges. It is concerned with understanding how language works in judicial contexts. Using a range of disciplinary and methodological perspectives, it looks in detail at the ways in which judicial discourse is argued, constructed, interpreted and perceived. Focusing on four central themes - constructing judicial discourse and judicial identities, judicial argumentation and evaluative language, judicial interpretation, and clarity in judicial discourse - the book’s ultimate goal is to provide a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of current critical issues of the role of language in judicial settings. Contributors include legal linguists, lawyers, legal scholars, legal practitioners, legal translators and anthropologists, who explore patterns of linguistic organisation and use in judicial institutions and analyse language as an instrument for understanding both the judicial decision-making process and its outcome. The book will be an invaluable resource for scholars in legal linguistics and those specialising in judicial argumentation and reasoning ,and forensic linguists interested in the use of language in judicial settings.

Blasphemy

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Author : Leonard Williams Levy
language : en
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Release Date : 1993

Blasphemy written by Leonard Williams Levy and has been published by Alfred A. Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.

"What society considers blasphemy - a verbal assault against the sacred - is a litmus test of the standards it believes to be necessary to preserve unity, order, and morality. Society has always condemned as blasphemy what it regards as an abuse of liberty." "Looking across the centuries - from Moses to Salman Rushdie - at writings and speech that societies have and have not tolerated, Leonard Levy demonstrates that throughout history, prosecutions for blasphemy have been tinged with political considerations. Socrates, Aristotle, Jesus, Michael Servetus, Giordano Bruno, George Fox, William Penn, Thomas Paine, Edward Moxon, Roberto Rossellini, Martin Scorsese, and the 1976 editor of the British journal Gay News are among those whose "blasphemies" Levy examines in their historical contexts." "Professor Levy traces the varied meanings of the offense in Western law - from the ancient Hebrew crime of cursing God by name to the modern crime of ridiculing God or professing atheistical principles that insult the religious feelings of Christians. He explores the blurring of meaning that occurred as at various times blasphemy became nearly indistinguishable from heresy, idolatry, sacrilege, nonconformity, sedition, treason, profanity, obscenity, and breach of peace. He shows, too, how frequently and ferociously Christians have persecuted each other for blasphemy, with Catholics pursuing and killing one another over differences of interpretation, then Protestants - all of whom once seemed blasphemous to Catholics - turning on each other, and the more established denominations punishing Unitarians, Baptists, Quakers, and Presbyterians." "We see how in the United States, where blasphemy was initially denounced in sermons and statutes, prosecutions became less frequent and more isolated as people grew increasingly indifferent to aberrant beliefs and First Amendment freedoms were expanded by the courts. Although prosecutions ceased entirely in 1971 in America and in 1979 in England, Levy argues that the threat of prosecution is not dead. The laws still exist, and the U.S. Supreme Court has never found a blasphemy law to be unconstitutional." "Levy also makes it clear that while past sanctions against blasphemy have inhibited all manner of cultural, political, scientific, and literary expression, we also pay a price for the current extraordinary expansion in the scope of permissible speech. We have become, he says, not only a free society but a "numb" society. We are beyond outrage."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Hate Speech Law

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Author : Alex Brown
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-03-05

Hate Speech Law written by Alex Brown and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-05 with Philosophy categories.

Hate speech law can be found throughout the world. But it is also the subject of numerous principled arguments, both for and against. These principles invoke a host of morally relevant features (e.g., liberty, health, autonomy, security, non-subordination, the absence of oppression, human dignity, the discovery of truth, the acquisition of knowledge, self-realization, human excellence, civic dignity, cultural diversity and choice, recognition of cultural identity, intercultural dialogue, participation in democratic self-government, being subject only to legitimate rule) and practical considerations (e.g., efficacy, the least restrictive alternative, chilling effects). The book develops and then critically examines these various principled arguments. It also attempts to de-homogenize hate speech law into different clusters of laws/regulations/codes that constrain uses of hate speech, so as to facilitate a more nuanced examination of the principled arguments. Finally, it argues that it is morally fitting for judicial and legislative judgments about the overall warrant of hate speech law to reflect principled compromise. Principled compromise is characterized not merely by compromise over matters of principled concern but also by compromise which is itself governed by ideals of moral duty or civic virtue (e.g., reciprocity, equality, and mutual respect). The Open Access version of this book, available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315714899, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Freedom Of Expression In Islam

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Author : Mohammad Hashim Kamali
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Freedom Of Expression In Islam written by Mohammad Hashim Kamali and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Law categories.

Freedom of Expression in Islam is informative not only on the subject of the possibilities of freedom of expression within Islam, but also on the cultural tradition of Islam and its guidelines on social behaviour. Distinguished by its clarity and readability, this book is not only essential reading for anyone interested in Islamic law, in Muslim society or in issues of comparative jurisprudence, but is also an important contribution to the current debate concerning the definition and limits of the principle of free speech. Suitable for undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Islamic Studies, Comparative Jurisprudence and Political Theory.

Putting Faith In Hate

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Author : Richard Moon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-02-15

Putting Faith In Hate written by Richard Moon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-15 with Law categories.

Explores the interplay between law and religion in the area of hate speech, whether religion is the target or source.

Striking A Balance

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Author : Sandra Coliver
language : en
Publisher: Article 19
Release Date : 1992

Striking A Balance written by Sandra Coliver and has been published by Article 19 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Law categories.

Theoterrorism V Freedom Of Speech

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Author : Paul Cliteur
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019

Theoterrorism V Freedom Of Speech written by Paul Cliteur and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with POLITICAL SCIENCE categories.

This book aims to understand the motives of religious fanatics' and their extreme reactions to religious satire and criticism by means of the concept of theoterrorism: terrorism grounded in religious zealotry.

Freedom Of Expression And Defamation

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Author : Council of Europe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-09-13

Freedom Of Expression And Defamation written by Council of Europe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-13 with categories.

Freedom of expression is a fundamental freedom, one of the cornerstones of democracy in Europe, enshrined in various key texts, including the European Convention on Human Rights. But the boundaries between freedom to criticise and damaging a person's honour or reputation are not always very clear. By defining public insults and defamation, the law can set limits on freedom of expression, which is neither absolute nor boundless. But how far can it go? This study examines the details of the European Court of Human Right's case law on defamation. It explores a range of substantive and procedural issues that the Court has considered, and clarifies the concept of defamation, positioning it in relation to freedom of expression and public debate. It explains how overly protective defamation laws can have a chilling effect on freedom of expression and public debate, and discusses the proportionality of defamation laws and their application.