Freedom of Expression: The Revolutionary Roots of American and French Legal Thought

ISBN-13: 9781316517635 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 256 str.

Galway) Tourkochorit Ioanna (National University of Ireland

Opis

A comparison of French and American approaches to freedom of expression, with reference to the historical, social and philosophical contexts.

Recenzje

'… [an] excellent study, which deserves the careful attention of historians, legal scholars, and political theorists alike.' John Warner, The Review of Politics

Spis treści

1. Introduction: speech, privacy and dignity in France and the United States; 2. Antiquity, modernity, and historical imaginaries on the role of the government; 3. The underlying ex ante understanding of liberty; 4. The moralizing rational republic versus the state arbitrator of the free play of interests; 5. Foundation of the rights of man on the rights of the citizen versus foundation of the rights of the citizen on the rights of man; 6. Conclusion.