Political Disinformation and the Law

Safeguarding Freedom of Expression In Europe

Christopher Phiri (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

200 Seiten

2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-03108-6 (ISBN)

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Political disinformation, broadly understood as disinformation relating to matters of public interest, presents a pervasive challenge in today’s information landscape. This book argues that the state can, and indeed has a duty to, regulate the phenomenon of political disinformation in a holistic manner, while both preserving and safeguarding freedom of expression, in particular by providing for a suitable combination of correction and sanction mechanisms. The book builds on relevant analytical and normative insights from the field of political philosophy and uses the legal framework of the Council of Europe as its main point of reference. It begins by dissecting key concepts underpinning the ongoing scholarly and policy discourse on disinformation, clarifying the meaning and scope of ‘freedom’ in general, and ‘freedom of expression’ in particular, as well as ‘disinformation’ in general, and ‘political disinformation’ in particular. This conceptual groundwork in turn helps make out the case for regulating political disinformation and informs the choice of the suggested regulatory strategies. The book promises to be a valuable resource for academics, judges and policymakers, particularly those working in the areas of human rights law, media law, public law, legal philosophy, media studies, communication studies and information science.

Christopher Phiri is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Turku, Finland, and an Advocate of the Superior Courts of Zambia.

1. Introduction; 2.The Nature of Freedom in a Democratic Society; 3. Freedom of Expression as a Specific Type of Freedom; 4. Political Disinformation as a Threat to Freedom; 5. The Case for Regulating Political Disinformation; 6. Regulating Political Disinformation; 7. Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	07.11.2025
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	550 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Verfassungsrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► IT-Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-041-03108-4 / 1041031084
ISBN-13	978-1-041-03108-6 / 9781041031086
Zustand	Neuware