Limit search to available items
Book Cover
E-book
Author Quinn, Paul, 1981- author

Title Stigma, state expressions and the law : implications of freedom of speech / Paul Quinn
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019
©2019

Copies

Description 1 online resource (308 pages)
Contents Introduction -- What are state expressions and how can they be stigmatizing? -- Defining stigma and its potential harms -- Developing a normative approach towards the use of stigmatizing state expressions -- Stigmatising state expression as hate speech -- The importance of the lack of binding effects produced by sses -- Stigmatising state expressions : a threat to privacy? -- Carte blanche to stigmatise or a pragmatic reality in a liberal democracy?
Summary This book demonstrates the difficulties the law is likely to encounter in regulating the expressive activities of the state, particularly with regard to the stigmatization of vulnerable groups and minorities. Freedom of speech is indispensable to a democratic society, enabling it to operate with a healthy level of debate and discussion. Historically, legal scholars have underappreciated the power of stigmatization, instead focusing on anti-discrimination law, and the implicit assumption that the state is permitted to communicate freely with little fear of legal consequences. Whilst integral to a democratic society, the freedom of a state to express itself can however also be corrosive, allowing influential figures and organizations the possibility to stigmatize vulnerable groups within society. The book takes this idea and, uniquely weaving legal analysis with extant psychological and sociological research, shows that current legal approaches to stigmatization are limited. Starting with a deep insight into what constitutes state expressions and how they can become stigmatizing, the book then goes on to look into the capacity the law currently has to limit these expressions and asks even if it could, should it? This fascinating study of an increasingly topical subject will be of interest to any legal scholar working in the field of freedom of expression and discrimination law
Analysis State-sponsored stigmatization
Notes Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 2015) issued under the title: The importance of stigmatising statements of the state and the problems they pose for the law
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Paul Quinn is Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels Free University)
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 24, 2019)
Subject Discrimination -- Law and legislation.
Discrimination in language
Freedom of expression.
Stigma (Social psychology)
Freedom of speech.
LAW -- Constitutional.
LAW -- Public.
LAW -- Discrimination.
Freedom of speech
Discrimination in language
Discrimination -- Law and legislation
Freedom of expression
Stigma (Social psychology)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019005076
ISBN 9781315136110
1315136112
9781351470568
1351470566
9781351470575
1351470574
9781351470551
1351470558