This book presents a unique and comprehensive examination of the human and moral rights of artists. In what is arguably the first exhaustive book-length account of artists' rights, Paul Kearns explores the problems associated with censorship, both from philosophical and legal perspectives, and focuses on the various ways in which the morality of art is legally regulated in different jurisdictions. In relation to human rights, English, French and American law, the law of the European Convention on Human Rights, European Union law and public international law are all closely scrutinised to discover the extent to which they offer protection for artistic freedom. The author also examines domestic and international law in respect of artists' moral rights, the law of copyright and related laws. In short, the book provides an original, and sometimes controversial, analysis of persistent concerns regarding the legal regulation of the arts universally, doctrinally and theoretically, and seeks to offer an holistic treatment which will appeal to art lawyers, artists and those interested in the future of the arts.
By:
Paul Kearns
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 553g
ISBN: 9781841130804
ISBN 10: 184113080X
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 10 October 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Part I: A Contemporary Overview Essay 1: A Critical and Historical Study of English Legal Restraints on Artistic Liberty I Introduction II Censorship, Pornography and Art III The Evolution of Freedom of Artistic Expression in England IV Contemporary Crimes and Case Law V Four Major Case Paradigms: The Judicialisation of Art in English Public-Moral Law VI European Legal Influences: A Brief Summary VII Conclusions and Reform Part II: Art, Obscenity, Religion and the Law: Writings at the Turn of the Century Essay 2: When Art is Misunderstood: Obscene and Blasphemous Libel in 2000 I Introduction II Backcloth III The Offences IV The Rushdie Problematic V The Foetus Earrings VI The 'Sensation' Exhibition VII Conclusions Essay 3: The Uncultured God: The Triumph of Blasphemy Law over Art (2000) I Introduction II The Domestic Context III The Satanic Verses IV The European Doctrine V Wingrove Facts and the Commission Report VI Overview VII Reform Essay 4: Postmodern Art: A Reflection on Western Legal Paradigms in 2000 I Introduction II Postmodernism III Obscenity IV Lady Chatterley and DH Lawrence V The Foetus Earrings and Gibson and Sylveire VI The Satanic Verses and Salman Rushdie VII St Teresa of Avila and Nigel Wingrove VIII The 'Sensation' Exhibition IX 'The Perfect Moment' and Robert Mapplethorpe X Conclusion Essay 5: Obscenity Law and the Creative Writer: The Case of DH Lawrence I Introduction II International Involvements III The English Situation and its Wider Repercussions Part III: Later Developments and Writing on Art, Obscenity, Religion and the Law Essay 6: The Decline of Obscenity Law: A 2007 Perspective I Introduction II Basic Anomalies III Exoneration IV Conclusions: Desuetude and Abrogation Essay 7: The End of Blasphemy Law: A 2008 Perspective I Introduction II Brief Analysis of Blasphemy Law in the UK III UK Blasphemy Law in an International Context IV Some Concluding Observations Essay 8: Incitement to Religious Hatred and its Effects on Free Speech I Historical Analysis II A Short 2013 Postscript to the 2006 Act Part IV: Highly Topical Legal Issues on the Regulation of Artistic Freedom Essay 9: The Contemporary Rights of Artists in England, France and the USA (2013) I Introduction II The Human Rights of Artists III The Intellectual Property Rights of Artists IV Some General Conclusions Essay 10: Artistic Liberty and the European Court of Human Rights I Introduction II The Complexity of the Central Issues: Art, Obscenity, Pornography and Harm III The Strasbourg Court on Art and Immorality: Article 10 ECHR IV The Strasbourg Court on Political Art and Sedition: Article 10 ECHR V American Protection of Artistic Freedom under the First Amendment: A Comparison with the Strasbourg Approach VI General Conclusions Essay 11: Controversial Art and the Legal Enforcement of Morality in England I Introduction II Constitutional Considerations and the Nature of Art and Law III Relationship between Obscenity and Related Laws and Art IV Blasphemy and Art V Freedom of Artistic Expression under the Human Rights Act 1998 VI Freedom of Artistic Expression under the European Convention on Human Rights VII A Concise Comparison between the Strasbourg Approach and Other Systems of Artistic Freedom Protection VIII Extreme Pornography and Art IX Concluding Reform Proposals and Remarks Part V: European Union Law and Culture Essay 12: The Culture Problematic in European Union Law: A 2002 Perspective Essay 13: EU Law and Culture: An Holistic Overview (2004) I Introduction II General Perspectives on Culture and EU Law III Autopoiesis, Culture and EU Law IV Culture and EU Case Law V Culture-Related Paradigms in EU Law VI Conclusions
Paul Kearns is a Senior Lecturer in Law in the University of Manchester, where he teaches Public International Law, Human Rights Law and, as a specialist yet popular topic, Law, Literature and Art.
Reviews for Freedom of Artistic Expression: Essays on Culture and Legal Censure
While the book has a strong focus on English and international law, it may be of great interest to lawyers who advise people in the arts industry - particularly as it explores a combination of topics that not many books are brave enough to tackle, and enlightens the reader with an eye-opening historical analysis of the subject matter covered. This is a highly recommended read. -- Sharon Givoni * Intellectual Property Law Bulletin * This is an original and scholarly work setting art in a postmodern context and looking at various strands of the relationship between law and art. Like his earlier book, every art lawyer should have a copy. -- Simon Stokes * Entertainment Law Review, Volume 25, Issue 25 * The arduous protection of the artist's rights in our contemporary time is explored through a series of important cases described both from a legal and a philosophical perspective, leading the reader to reflect on the ontological status of art itself...Freedom of Artistic Expression represents a powerful and deep analysis of the art-law dialectic, supported by a multifaceted examination of all the factors, both literal and jurisprudential, that intervene in this conflicting relationship. -- Anja Meyer * Polemos, Volume 8. No. 2. 2014 * At a time when freedom of expression has come under fierce attack...this book provides invaluable assistance to all those who are engaged in fighting the good fight...The book instructs us in law, and is a truly pioneering work. -- A.G. Noorani * Frontline Magazine, January 9 2015 *
