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Offensive Speech, Religion, and the Limits of the Law
Is a government justified in restricting speech offensive to religious belief? If so, what principles are at stake? Drawing on constitutional theory and social and political philosophy, this book discusses the normative reasons that support or negate government interference and their interaction with individual and collective religious freedom.
| Author(s) | By Nicholas Hatzis (Associate Professor in Law, Associate Professor in Law, University of Nottingham). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 208 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 6 May 2021 |
| Availability | Available |
Is a government justified in restricting speech offensive to religious belief? If so, what principles are at stake? Drawing on constitutional theory and social and political philosophy, this book discusses the normative reasons that support or negate government interference and their interaction with individual and collective religious freedom.
Introduction 1: The Nature of Offence 2: Reasons for State Action 3: Responses to Offensive Speech 4: Religious Speech in Public Discourse 5: Blasphemy and Defamation of Religions 6: Discrimination and Toleration
Nicholas Hatzis is associate professor in law at the University of Nottingham. Previously, he was research fellow at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford and referendaire at the Court of Justice of the European Union.
