Defending Blasphemy: Exploring Religious Expression Under Ireland’s Blasphemy Law by Katherine Jacob :: SSRN
This Note considers the blasphemy provisions of Ireland’s 2009 Defamation Act and examines its limitations on religious expression. By analyzing the effects of religious expression’s Continue Reading
Should galleries and museums display offensive art?
I have on this blog regularly discussed the extent to which offensive speech can be restricted. For example, there are many (many) posts on this blog on censorship and blasphemy. Furthermore, I have Continue Reading
Blasphemy and the European Court of Human Rights
Robert A Kahn (University of St Thomas School of Law, Minnesota) A Margin of Appreciation for Muslims? Viewing the Defamation of Religions Debate Through Otto-Preminger-Institut v Austria (abstract; Continue Reading
A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit
The title of this post is taken from the third paragraph of Milton's Areopagitica. As I commented in an earlier post, one of the classic liberal justifications for freedom of expression was stated by Continue Reading
The Curious Persistence of Blasphemy
Jeremy Patrick (Osgoode Hall Law School, York University) has just made an important new paper "The Curious Persistence of Blasphemy" available via SSRN. Here is the abstract: Despite Continue Reading
Blasphemy from ancient Greece to modern Ireland
Earlier this week, I had the great good fortune to attend an enjoyable lecture presented by the, Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. It was Blasphemy: Historical anachronism or modern Continue Reading
Gallimaufry
Dr Johnson defined gallimaufry as 1. A hoch-poch ... 2. Any inconsistent or ridiculous medley. ... Here's another hoch-poch, or hotch-potch (though, of course, not a hotchpot) of links Continue Reading
Blasphemy from Ireland to Indonesia via South Park
The Council of Europe has just published the Venice Commission's Report on Blasphemy, insult and hatred - Finding answers in a democratic society (Science and Technique of Democracy No 47, 2010) Continue Reading
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