Criminal Fraud and Election Disinformation - Law and Politics

This book is about the state's approach to fraud and distortion of the truth in politics, especially during election campaigns, which characterises key distinctions between political viewpoint fraud and electoral participation fraud.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Political Disinformation: Law, Elections and Partisan Politics


• 2: Online Disinformation: Between Free Speech and the Pursuit of Truth


• 3: Personal Attacks and Political Disinformation in UK Law


• 4: Election Fraud and Adjudication: UK Law and Beyond

About the author

Jeremy Horder is Professor of Criminal Law at the London School of Economics and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of numerous works of criminal law scholarship, including Criminal Misconduct in Office (OUP, 2018), Homicide and the Politics of Law Reform (OUP, 2012), and Ashworth's Principles of Criminal Law, 9th edition (OUP, 2019).

Summary

This book is about the state's approach to fraud and distortion of the truth in politics, especially during election campaigns, which characterises key distinctions between political viewpoint fraud and electoral participation fraud.

Additional text

Horder's book is a deft cross-jurisdictional examination of how actors—particularly states, but also increasingly influential entities such as social media platforms—should address false claims in political discourse...Horder's insightful treatment of doctrine and policy serves as a further reminder that such foundational work is urgent.

Product details

• Authors: Horder , Jeremy Horder, Jeremy (Professor of Criminal Law Horder, Horder Jeremy
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9780192844545
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284454-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Criminal Procedure, LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing, Elections & referenda, Criminal justice law, Elections and referenda / suffrage