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In a series of landmark decisions since 1990, Canadian courts have shaped a distinctive approach to the regulation of obscenity, hate literature, and child pornography. Missing from the debate, however, has been any attempt to determine whether the legal status quo can be justified by reference to a framework of moral/political principles. The Hateful and the Obscene is intended to fill that gap.L.W. Sumner brings philosophical depth and theoretical rigour to some of the most important and difficult questions concerning free expression. Building on a framework set out by J.S. Mill - that a legal restriction of expression is justified only when the expression in question is harmful to others and when the benefits of the restriction will exceed its costs - Sumner shows how the Canadian courts have replicated Mill's framework in their interpretation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.The Hateful and the Obscene is a compelling interpretation of freedom of expression that combines serious philosophical thought with a focus on Canadian law, thus maintaining the breadth to deal with both obscenity and hate literature. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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I would have liked Mr. Sumner to do a little more comparative analysis between pornography and hate speech. The latter is almost always treated as a crime by its very nature; the former is not usually.
The book looks at state limits to freedom of expression. Yet, the state is often not the most oppressive force limiting the free expression --- for example, the freedom of battered women, or victims of racial discrimination.
The author admitted that he structured his analysis from his own narrow perspective, and I was left wondering how often this happens in myriad areas of public policy writing and thinking. ( )