Legislative Deliberative Democracy: Debating Acts Restricting Freedom of Speech during War

ISBN-13: 9780367607982 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 256 str.

Avichai Levit

Opis

In this book Avichai Levit uses the United States as a case study to argue that the degree of democratic legitimacy of laws that restrict freedom of speech during war, depends on the extent of legislature deliberation on such laws.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: Normative Framework  1. The Democratic Legitimacy of Laws Restricting Freedom of Speech during War  Part 2: World War I and the Espionage and Sedition Acts  2. The Espionage Act and the Sedition Act: Enactment, Enforcement and Judgment  3. Congressional Deliberation on the Espionage and Sedition Acts  Part 3: World War II - Fascism, Communism and the Smith Act  4. Antifascism, Anticommunism, the Demand to Prohibit Subversive Expression, and Legislation, Enforcement and Judgment on the Smith Act  5. Congressional Deliberation on the Smith Act  Part 4: The Cold War - AntiCommunism and the McCarran Act  6. The Second Red Scare, Anticommunist Demands and the Internal Security Act Enactment, Enforcement and Adjudication  7. Congressional Deliberation on the McCarran Act  Conclusion

O autorze

Avichai Levit is a civil service professional and former diplomat. He is currently Deputy Department Director for Audit of the Ministry of Defense at Israel's State Comptroller's Office, directing oversight activities of the national security sector. He is a visiting lecturer at Tel Aviv University’s School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs.