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Hate Speech, Pornography, And Radical Attacks On Free Speech Doctrine book cover

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Hate Speech, Pornography, And Radical Attacks On Free Speech Doctrine

By James Weinstein Copyright 1999
    300 Pages
    by Routledge

    300 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book, devoted to acquainting reader with the basics of American free speech doctrine, presents a description of the radical attack on modern free speech doctrine. It discusses whether banning this speech would be a remedy for the harms hate speech and pornography are said to cause.

    Introduction -- Modern Free Speech Doctrine -- Theory and History -- An Overview of Modern Free Speech Doctrine -- Modern Doctrine in Action -- The Radical Attack -- Does Free Speech Doctrine Discriminate Against Women and Minorities? -- The Complex Relationship Between Free Speech and Equality -- Should Doctrine Be Modified to Permit Broad Hate Speech and Pornography Bans? -- The Benefits of Banning Hate Speech and Pornography -- The Costs of Regulation -- In Search of a Confinable Principle -- Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Hate Speech and Pornography Bans -- Conclusion -- Empirical Studies on the Effects of Pornography

    Biography

    James Weinstein

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