The Hateful and the Obscene: Studies in the Limits of Free Expression

by L.W. Sumner and W. Sumner, Leonard

In a series of landmark decisions since 1990, Canadian courts have shaped a distinctive approach to the regulation of obscenity, hate literature, and child pornography. Missing from the debate, however, has been any attempt to determine whether the legal status quo can be justified by reference to a framework of moral/political principles. The Hateful and the Obscene is intended to fill that gap.

L.W. Sumner brings philosophical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802080839
• ISBN13: 9780802080837
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher