1st Edition
Stigma, State Expressions and the Law Implications of Freedom of Speech
By Paul Quinn
Copyright 2019
316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book demonstrates the difficulties the law is likely to encounter in regulating the expressive activities of the state, particularly with regard to the stigmatization of vulnerable groups and minorities. Freedom of speech is indispensable to a democratic society, enabling it to operate with a healthy level of debate and discussion. Historically, legal scholars have underappreciated the... Read more
Introduction
1 What are state expressions and how can they be stigmatizing?
2 Defining stigma and its potential harm
3 Developing a normative approach towards the use of stigmatizing state expressions
4 Stigmatizing state expression as hate speech
5 The importance of the lack of binding effects produced by SSEs
6 Stigmatizing state expressions · a threat to privacy?
7 Carte blanche to stigmatize or a pragmatic reality in a liberal democracy?
Author’s note
Biography
Paul Quinn is Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels Free University).
