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"Censorship in varying forms has been part of human experience for 2,500 years and has proved itself to be a recurring presence for political thought, whether as active repression, a shaping context for expression, or as itself a subject for analysis and argument. From the death of Socrates to the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, attempts to silence thinkers and writers have provoked passionate and often penetrating responses that speak of their historical moment. Censorship Moments will provide short, accessible and stimulating access to a variety of these responses. Each chapter will couple a short textual 'moment' of writing on censorship and freedom of expression by a past writer with analysis by an expert current scholar. The book's main focus is the public political dimension of censorship, in its relation to political authority and political thought, while also reflecting on the porous boundary to literature and other areas such as law and the media."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Freedom of expression. --- Censorship --- History. --- Expression, Freedom of --- Free expression --- Liberty of expression --- Civil rights --- Book history --- Human rights --- Censorship.

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The tension between blasphemy laws and the freedom of expression in modern times is a key area of debate within legal academia and beyond. With contributions by leading scholars, this volume compares blasphemy laws within a number of Western liberal democracies and debates the legitimacy of these laws in the twenty-first century. Including comprehensive and up-to-date comparative country studies, this book considers the formulation of blasphemy bans, relevant jurisprudential interpretations, the effect on society, and the ensuing convictions and penalties where applicable. It provides a useful historical analysis by discussing the legal-political rationales behind the recent abolition of blasphemy laws in some Western states. Contributors also consider the challenges to the tenability of blasphemy laws in a selection of well-balanced theoretical chapters. This book is essential reading for scholars working within the fields of human rights law, philosophy and sociology of religion, and comparative politics.Considers a range of multi-disciplinary perspectives in exploring the history and current relevancy of blasphemy lawsContains comparative country studies which outline the reasons behind the abolition of blasphemy laws in certain states and where they are active or dormant elsewhereIncludes an important doctrinal debate on the legitimacy of blasphemy laws.

Blasphemy --- Freedom of expression. --- Expression, Freedom of --- Free expression --- Liberty of expression --- Civil rights --- Religious law and legislation --- Law and legislation. --- Blasphemy - Law and legislation.

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Liberalism --- Freedom of expression. --- Obscenity (Law) --- History. --- Erotic art --- Law --- Pornography --- Expression, Freedom of --- Free expression --- Liberty of expression --- Civil rights --- Law and legislation

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Professor Fiss examines contemporary free-speech issues in the context of the collision of liberal ideas of equality and freedom with modern social structures and speculates on what role the state might play in furthering robust public debate.

Expression [Freedom of ] --- Free expression --- Freedom of expression --- Freedom of speech --- Liberty of expression --- Liberty of speech --- Liberté d'expression --- Meningsuiting [Vrijheid van ] --- Speech [Freedom of ] --- Vrijheid van meningsuiting --- Freedom of speech.

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Human rights --- Netherlands --- Freedom of expression --- Freedom of speech --- Liberté d'expression --- #RBIB:gift.2005 --- Liberté d'expression --- Free speech --- Liberty of speech --- Speech, Freedom of --- Civil rights --- Assembly, Right of --- Freedom of information --- Intellectual freedom --- Expression, Freedom of --- Free expression --- Liberty of expression --- Law and legislation