The Oxford Handbook of Freedom of Speech

Freedom of speech is central to the liberal democratic tradition. It touches on every aspect of our social and political system and receives explicit and implicit protection in every modern democratic constitution. It is frequently referred to in public discourse and has inspired a wealth of legal and philosophical literature. The liberty to speak freely is often questioned; what is the relationship between this freedom and other rights and values, how far does this freedom extend, and how is it applied to contemporary challenges? The Oxford Handbook on Freedom of Speech seeks to answer these and other pressing questions. It provides a critical analysis of the foundations, rationales, and ideas that underpin freedom of speech as a political idea, and as a principle of positive constitutional law. In doing so, it examines freedom of speech in a variety of national and supra-national settings from an international perspective. Compiled by a team of renowned experts in the field, this handbook features original essays by leading scholars and theorists exploring the history, legal framework and controversies surrounding this tennet of the democratic constitution.

1 - Mill on the Liberty of Thought and Discussion
2 - The Classic Arguments for Free Speech 1644-1927
3 - The Truth Justification for Freedom of Speech
4 - Autonomy and Free Speech
5 - Freedom of Expression and Democracy
6 - Freedom of Speech and Human Dignity
7 - Economic Perspectives on Free Speech
8 - Freedom of Speech and Public Reason
9 - What is 'Speech'? The Question of Coverage
10 - Proportionality and Limitations on Freedom of Speech
11 - Freedom of Speech in International law
12 - The Structure of a Free Speech Right
13 - Positive Free Speech: A Democratic Freedom
14 - Speaking Back
15 - Defamation Law, Sullivan and the Shape of Free Speech
16 - Privacy and Speech
17 - Free Speech and Elections
18 - When is Speech that Causes Unlawful Conduct Protected by Freedom of Speech? The Case of the First Amendment.
19 - The Internet and Social Media
20 - Parades, picketing and demonstrations
21 - Insult of Public Officials
22 - Freedom of Expression in the Workplace
23 - Music and Art
24 - Free Speech and Commercial Advertising
25 - Hate speech
26 - Pornography
27 - Religious Speech
28 - Glorifying censorship? Anti-terror law, speech and online regulation
29 - Freedom of Media

Adrienne Stone holds a Chair at Melbourne Law School where she is also a Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow, a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor and Director of the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies. She researches in the areas of constitutional law and constitutional theory with particular attention to freedom of expression. Frederick Schauer is a David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia.He has written widely on freedom of expression, constitutional law and theory, evidence, legal reasoning and the philosophy of law.