Is There a Right of Freedom of Expression

Alexander, Lawrence

Abstract

Is There a Right of Freedom of Expression

Larry Alexander

University of San Diego School of Law

Larry Alexander, IS THERE A RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, Cambridge University Press, 2005
San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 07-23

Abstract:
In this book I offer a skeptical appraisal of the claim that freedom of expression is a human right. I examine the various contexts in which a right of freedom of expression might be asserted and conclude that such a right cannot be supported in any of these contexts. I argue that some legal protection of freedom of expression is surely valuable, though the form such protection will take will vary with historical and cultural circumstances and is not a matter of human right.

Accepted Paper Series

Date posted: November 30, 2005

Suggested Citation

Alexander, Larry, Is There a Right of Freedom of Expression. Larry Alexander, IS THERE A RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, Cambridge University Press, 2005; San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 07-23. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=851504

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Lawrence Alexander (Contact Author)

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