Free Speech Law
An afternoon masterclass exploring legal and philosophical arguments on the role of free speech in liberal democratic societies and providing an introduction to US, UK and European Court of Human Rights free speech jurisprudence. The event is aimed at anthropologists and other interested researchers - no previous legal knowledge required.
Places at this event are limited. Please email riskingspeech@socanth.cam.ac.uk if you would like to attend, with details of which event/s and your department affiliation.
Programme
James Weinstein (Amelia Lewis Professor of Constitutional Law, Arizona State University): Free Speech and Liberal Democracy; US free speech law
Jacob Rowbottom (Associate Professor of Law, Oxford): UK free speech law
Ivan Hare (Blackstone Chambers): European Court of Human Rights Free Speech Jurisprudence
John Bell (Professor of Law, Cambridge): The challenges of comparative law