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Offensive Speech, Religion, and the Limits of the Law - Couverture rigide

Hatzis, Nicholas

 
9780198758440: Offensive Speech, Religion, and the Limits of the Law
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0198758448 ISBN 13 : 9780198758440
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2021

Synopsis

Is the government ever justified in restricting offensive speech? This question has become particularly important in relation to communications which offend religious sensibilities. It is often argued that insulting a person's beliefs is tantamount to disrespecting the believer; that insults are a form of hatred or intolerance; that the right to religious freedom includes a more specific right not to be insulted in one's beliefs; that religious minorities have a particularly strong claim to be protected from offence; and that censorship of offensive speech is necessary for the prevention of social disorder and violence.

None of those arguments is convincing. Drawing on law and philosophy, this book argues that there is no moral right to be protected from offence and that, while freedom of religion is an important right that grounds negative and positive obligations for the state, it is unpersuasive to interpret constitutional and human rights provisions as including a right not to be caused offence. Rather, we have good reasons to think of public discourse as a space for the expression of all viewpoints about the ethical life, including those which some will find offensive. This is necessary to sustain a society's capacity for self-reflection and change.

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À propos de l'auteur

Nicholas Hatzis is associate professor in law at the University of Nottingham. Previously, he was research fellow at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford and referendaire at the Court of Justice of the European Union.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0198758448
ISBN 13 
9780198758440
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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