Free speech, defamation, and criminal law
By: edited by Russell L. Weaver and Steven I. Friedland
Series: The global papers series -- volume II
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Durham, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9781611637304
Subjects: Congresses; Criminal provisions; Freedom of speech; Libel and slander; Libel and slanders
Description: "[This book focuses on] two topics: the intersection between freedom of expression and criminal law and the evolving nature of defamation law. The free speech papers examine a variety of important and interesting issues: advocacy of illegal action (from both U.S. and Hungarian perspectives); justifications for criminalizing sexual speech; character evidence; and violent videos and the protection of juveniles."--
Notes: Includes papers presented at the seventh Free Speech Discussion Forum was held at the University of Notre Dame's London Law Centre on May 19-20, 2014, and was cosponsored by the University of Notre Dame's London Law Centre, Stetson University College of Law, Emory University School of Law, the Windsor University Faculty of Law (Canada), the University of Luxembourg Faculty of Law, and the University of Louisville's Louis D. Brandeis School of Law and papers from the Third Defamation Discussion Forum that was also held in May at the University of Luxembourg Faculty of Law co-sponsored by the Luxembourg University Faculty of Law, the Emory University School of Law, the Johannes Gutenberg University Faculty of Law, and the University of Louisville's Louis D. Brandeis School of Law.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the intersection between free speech and crime / Russell L. Weaver & Steven I. Friedland; title: The clear and present danger doctrine in Hungarian hate speech laws and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights / András Koltay; title: Obscenity from fifty shades of gray to virtually free : patently offensive and socially valuable materials that appeal to our shameful and morbid interests in sex / Christopher J. Roederer; title: Media induced criminality / Kevin W. Saunders; title: The first amendment, criminal law and judicial recusal / Louis J. Virelli, III; title: Freedom of character : creating a constitutional character evidence test / Colin Miller; title: Free speech and "true threats" in a digital era / Russell L. Weaver; title: The evolution [or is it revolution] of defamation standards in the United States : the impact of New York Times v. Sullivan / Paul Marcus; title: Striking the balance between free speech, defamation and reputation / Russell Weaver; title: Pressing reform : the connected developments of press regulation and defamation law in the UK / Lawrence Siry.