Importing the First Amendment: Freedom of Speech and Expression in Britain, Europe and USA - Hardcover

Ian Loveland

 
9781901362282: Importing the First Amendment: Freedom of Speech and Expression in Britain, Europe and USA
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1901362280 ISBN 13: 9781901362282
Publisher: Hart Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

These studies by a group of eminent academics and judges compare the different approaches of the British, European and American courts to the questions of free speech, which lie at the heart of much debate in constitutional law. The authors of these studies adopt opposing views, some favouring the pursuit of a US-inspired approach to protecting free speech, in the belief that the political culture of British society would be enhanced if our courts were to fashion our common law in accordance with many First Amendment principles. Others, more sceptically, reject this embrace of US legal culture, offering distinctly Ameri-sceptic" views and arguing for a solution based on common law principles and on the jurisprudence of the European courts."

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About the Author

Ian Loveland is Professor of Law at City University, London.

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Publisher
Hart Publishing
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1901362280
ISBN 13 
9781901362282
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256
Editor
Ian Loveland