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In this provocative book, Alexander offers a sceptical appraisal of the claim that freedom of expression is a human right. He examines the various contexts in which a right to freedom of expression might be asserted and concludes that such a right cannot be supported in any of these contexts. He argues that some legal protection of freedom of expression is surely valuable, though the form such protection will take will vary with historical and cultural circumstances and is not a matter of show more human right. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will appeal to students and professionals in political philosophy, law, political science, and human rights. show lessTags
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Larry Alexander is the Warren Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of San Diego. He has authored and coauthored, in addition to several anthologies and 170 articles, essays, and book chapters, five books, most recently Is Three a Right to Freedom of Expression? and, with Emily Sherwin, Desmystifying Legal Reasoning. He is also past show more president of Amintaphil, a founding coeditor of the journal Legal Theory, and codirector of the Institute for Law and Philosophy at the University of San Diego. Kimberly-Kessler Ferzan is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, and is Associate Graduate Faculty in the Philosophy Department, Rutgers University, New Brunswick. The author of numerous articles, essays, and book chapters on criminal law theory, she is cofounder and codirector of the Rutgers Camden Institute for Law and Philosophy. show less
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- Is There a Right of Freedom of Expression?
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- Politics and Government, Nonfiction, Philosophy
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- 342.7308 — Society, government, & culture Law U.S. Constitution - Bill of Rights, Amendments North America Constitutional law--United States Jurisdiction over persons
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- KF4770 .A946 — Law Law of the United States Law of the United States (Federal) Constitutional law Individual and state Civil and political rights and liberties
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