Freedom of expression : the revolutionary roots of American and French legal thought /
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| Author / Creator: | Tourkochoriti, Ioanna, author. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022. ©2022 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 296 pages). |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | ASCL studies in comparative law ASCL studies in comparative law. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12683276 |
| Summary: | Two legal systems founded on similar Enlightenment philosophical and political values use state coercion differently to regulate a liberty at the core of the Enlightenment: 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 296 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781009042789 1009042785 9781009051415 1009051415 1316517632 9781316517635 9781009045728 |