Criminalising Dissent - Lese-Majeste and the Path to Autocracy

This book addresses one of the oldest political offences in the European continent, lèse-majesté, in light of its historical evolution and the threat it poses to a democratic public sphere in modern-day Europe. It stands as a warning and a call for the abolition of lèse-majesté laws as a democratic necessity.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. A History of Lèse-majesté; 2. Theory and Practice of Lèse-majesté in Europe; 3. Lèse-majesté in the Former Turkish Criminal Code; 4. Lèse-majesté in the Current Turkish Criminal Code; 5. Lèse-majesté in International Human Rights Law; 6. Conclusion

About the author

Aytekin Kaan Kurtul is Lecturer in Law at the University of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Summary

This book addresses one of the oldest political offences in the European continent, lèse-majesté, in light of its historical evolution and the threat it poses to a democratic public sphere in modern-day Europe. It stands as a warning and a call for the abolition of lèse-majesté laws as a democratic necessity.

Product details

• Authors: Aytekin Kaan Kurtul
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032775067
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3277506-7
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, LAW / Legal History, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Public, LAW / Civil Rights, LAW / Comparative, LAW / Defamation, Politics & government, Politics and government, comparative law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general