Avichai Levit

Legislative Deliberative Democracy (eBook, PDF)

Debating Acts Restricting Freedom of Speech during War

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Produktbeschreibung

In this book Avichai Levit uses the United States as a case study to argue that the degree of democratic legitimacy of laws that restrict freedom of speech during war, depends on the extent of legislature deliberation on such laws.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000220964
• Artikelnr.: 60199076

Autorenporträt

Avichai Levit is a civil service professional and former diplomat. He is currently Deputy Department Director for Audit of the Ministry of Defense at Israel's State Comptroller's Office, directing oversight activities of the national security sector. He is a visiting lecturer at Tel Aviv University's School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Normative Framework 1. The Democratic Legitimacy of
Laws Restricting Freedom of Speech during War Part 2: World War I and the
Espionage and Sedition Acts 2. The Espionage Act and the Sedition Act:
Enactment, Enforcement and Judgment 3. Congressional Deliberation on the
Espionage and Sedition Acts Part 3: World War II - Fascism, Communism and
the Smith Act 4. Antifascism, Anticommunism, the Demand to Prohibit
Subversive Expression, and Legislation, Enforcement and Judgment on the
Smith Act 5. Congressional Deliberation on the Smith Act Part 4: The Cold
War - AntiCommunism and the McCarran Act 6. The Second Red Scare,
Anticommunist Demands and the Internal Security Act Enactment, Enforcement
and Adjudication 7. Congressional Deliberation on the McCarran Act
Conclusion