Liberty and Authority in Free Expression Law: The United States and Canada (Law and Society)

Gower, Karla K.

ISBN 10: 1931202346 ISBN 13: 9781931202343

Publisher: Lfb Scholarly Pub Llc, 2002

Synopsis

By comparing the United States and Canada, Gower suggests that a democracy's concept of the individual, the state, and their relationship affects the tolerance granted political speech. Individuals have greater freedom to criticize the government when there is faith in the individual and fear of the state. In countries where society is emphasized and there is less distrust of the state, individuals must defer to society when their speech threatens the social order. Political thought alone is not the key to understanding freedom of expression law. Instead, broader, deeper themes running through political thought affect tolerance for political speech.

About this title

About the Author:

Karla K. Gower is Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Alabama. She earned her Ph.D. in 1999 from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lfb Scholarly Pub Llc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1931202346
• ISBN 13: 9781931202343
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 306