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Freedom of expression : the revolutionary roots of American and French legal thought / Ioanna Tourkochoriti.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tourkochoriti, Ioanna, author.
- Series:
- ASCL studies in comparative law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freedom of expression--France.
- Freedom of expression.
- Freedom of expression--United States.
- United States.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 296 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Two legal systems founded from similar Enlightenment philosophical and political values use state coercion differently to regulate a core liberty: the freedom of expression. This comparative study of France and the United States proposes a novel theory of how the limits of freedom of expression are informed by different revolutionary experiences and constitutional and political arrangements. Ioanna Tourkochoriti argues that the different ways freedom of expression is balanced against other values in France and the United States can be understood in reference to the role of the government and the understanding of republicanism and liberty. This understanding affects how jurists define the content and the limits of a liberty and strike a balance between liberties in conflict. Exploring both the legal traditions of the two countries, this study sheds new light on the broader historical, social and philosophical contexts in which jurists operate.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Oct 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781009042789
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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