Is There a Right of Freedom of Expression?

Larry Alexander offers a skeptical appraisal of the claim that freedom of expression is a human right. He examines the various contexts in which a right to freedom of expression might be asserted and concludes that it cannot be supported in any of these contexts. Alexander argues that the legal protection affording freedom of expression is definitely of value, although the form such protection takes will vary with historical and cultural circumstances--and, ultimately, is not a matter of human rights.

Author: Larry Alexander
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/30/2005
Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.12w x 0.51d
ISBN: 9780521529846