Description

Deliberate mischaracterization of political opponents and their policies has always been a part of politics; however, lying, dishonesty, and distortion of the facts remain morally wrong and have the potential to obstruct important political interests. For example, a false or misleading claim publicized about an election candidate may lead someone to lose an election that they might otherwise have won. So, does—and should—the law seek to provide protection from the risk of this happening?

In attempting to answer this question, Jeremy Horder draws a key distinction between what is called « political viewpoint » fraud and « electoral participation » fraud. In the interests of protecting freedom of speech, false or misleading claims (disinformation) involving political viewpoint content should be tolerated, not only by the criminal law but also by the internet platforms which host political content. By contrast, in the interests of preserving the integrity of democratic electoral processes, disinformation involving electoral participation information should be prohibited by the criminal law and censored by internet platforms. This book explains how the criminal law in various jurisdictions frequently prohibits false or misleading political claims falling into both categories of disinformation, instead of concentrating on electoral participation fraud.

Langue

en

Version

Livre audio numérique

Date de sortie initiale

24 mai 2022

Personnes impliquées

Auteur principal

Jeremy Horder

Narrateur

Jonathan Johns

Editeur principal

Kalorama

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Autres spécifications

Livre d‘étude

Non

Porno

Non

EAN

EAN

9781696608497

Sécurité des produits

Opérateur économique responsable dans l’UE

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Catégories

Hommes et société

Droit

Politique

Droit pénal et droit de la procédure pénale

Structure politique

Législation pénale

Élections et Référendums

Livres

Livre, ebook ou livre audio ?

Livre audio

Disponibilité

Disponible à l’adresse suivante

Langue

Anglais

Pays

Les États-Unis