Princes and prophets: democracy and the defamation of power

Author(s):
Herrenberg, T.
Published
2022
Publication type
Doctoral Thesis

Abstract

This thesis deals with three restrictions on freedom of expression, namely 1) lèse-majesté (the insult to the national head of state; the monarch in a monarchy, or the president in a republic), 2) the defamation of foreign heads of state, and 3) blasphemy (insulting religion or religious symbols). This thesis examines the background of these speech crimes, their (international) legal status, as well as their relationship to democratic free speech theory.

Freedom of expressionFree speechBlasphemyForeign heads of stateLèse-majestéArticle 10 ECHRArticle 19 ICCPR
Defense date
2022-06-01
Language
English
Supervisor(s)
Cliteur, P.B.; Rijpkema, B.R.
Committee member(s)
Daalder, E.S.; Ellian, A.; Janse, R.; Koops, E.; Schyff, G. van der
Qualification
Ph.D.
Degree granting institution
Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of the Law, Faculty of Law, Leiden University, Leiden
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1887/3304748