Artistic Freedom in International Law

"Lawyers interested in human rights, art law, cultural rights, cultural heritage law; artists and art students who want to know more about the legal framework applicable to arts; free speech activists and human rights defenders; political scientists interested in global controversies such as Charlie Hebdo and the Danish Cartoons"--

List of contents

1. Defining 'art'; 2. The nature, scope and protection of artistic freedom; 3. Censorship and restrictions; 4. Positive obligations in relation to artistic freedom; 5. Street art, graffiti and art in public space; 6. Public morality, obscenity and the arts; 7. Blasphemous paintings, cartoons and other religiously offensive art.

About the author

Eleni Polymenopoulou is Associate Professor in Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Law, Qatar Foundation; Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University, Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service, as well as practising artist, children's book author and illustrator.

Summary

Lawyers interested in human rights, art law, cultural rights, cultural heritage law; artists and art students who want to know more about the legal framework applicable to arts ; free speech activists and human rights defenders; political scientists interested in global controversies such as Charlie Hebdo and the Danish Cartoons.

Foreword

The book explores artistic freedom as a human right and the contemporary challenges for its protection under international law.

Product details

• Authors: Eleni Polymenopoulou, Eleni (Hamad Bin Khalifa Universit Polymenopoulou
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781108844208
• ISBN: 978-1-108-84420-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, The arts: general issues, ART / General, LAW / International, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Public, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Freedom of expression law, The arts: general topics