Stigma, State Expressions and the Law - Implications of Freedom of Speech

Informationen zum Autor Paul Quinn is Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels Free University). Klappentext Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Vrije Universiteit Brussel! 2015) issued under the title: The importance of stigmatising statements of the state and the problems they pose for the law. Zusammenfassung This book demonstrates that the difficulties the law is likely to encounter in regulating the expressive activities of the state, particularly with regard to the stigmatization of vulnerable groups and minorities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 What are state expressions and how can they be stigmatizing? 2 Defining stigma and its potential harm 3 Developing a normative approach towards the use of stigmatizing state expressions 4 Stigmatizing state expression as hate speech 5 The importance of the lack of binding effects produced by SSEs 6 Stigmatizing state expressions · a threat to privacy? 7 Carte blanche to stigmatize or a pragmatic reality in a liberal democracy? Author’s note

Product details

• Authors: Paul Quinn, Quinn Paul
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781138087705
• ISBN: 978-1-138-08770-5
• No. of pages: 316
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; LAW / General, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Public, LAW / Discrimination, Freedom of expression law