00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000009657 20200508204913 200508||||||||| | ||| |||| ||eng|| 978-1-108-41691-7 010-0520009657 eng 345.02 345.02/BLA/B Jeroen Temperman [editor] Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression : Comparative, Theoretical and Historical Reflections After the Charlie Hebdo Massacre Cet. 1 New York Cambridge University Press 2018 v, 750 p. ; 23 cm 23 cm The tension between blasphemy laws and the freedom of expression in modern times is a key area of debate within legal academia and beyond. With contributions by leading scholars, this volume compares blasphemy laws within a number of Western liberal democracies and debates the legitimacy of these laws in the twenty-first century. Including comprehensive and up-to-date comparative country studies, this book considers the formulation of blasphemy bans, relevant jurisprudential interpretations, the effect on society, and the ensuing convictions and penalties where applicable. It provides a useful historical analysis by discussing the legal-political rationales behind the recent abolition of blasphemy laws in some Western states. Contributors also consider the challenges to the tenability of blasphemy laws in a selection of well-balanced theoretical chapters. This book is essential reading for scholars working within the fields of human rights law, philosophy and sociology of religion, and comparative politics. Blasphemy--Law and legislation. Freedom of expression.