Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression: Comparative, Theoretical and Historical Reflections after the Charlie Hebdo Massacre

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Foreword / Eric Barendt -- Introduction / András Koltay & Jeroen Temperman -- Blasphemy in French law : from the Chevalier de la Barre to Charlie Hebdo / Guilhem Gil -- Blasphemy and defamation of religion following Charlie Hebdo / Neville Cox -- Blasphemy, the public sphere and democratic self-government / Ian Cram -- The right to blaspheme / Mark Hill QC & Russell Sandberg -- Blasphemy, freedom of expression and the protection of religious sensibilities in twenty-first century Europe / Peter Cumper -- Rethinking blasphemy and anti-blasphemy laws / Robert Kahn -- Blasphemy, defamation of religion and religious hate speech : is there a difference that makes a difference? / John C. Knechtle -- The freedom and restriction of blasphemy : theoretical perspectives / András Koltay -- At the deep end of the poo l: religious offence, debate-speech and the margin of appreciation before the European Court of Human Rights / Tom Lewis -- "Mother of God, drive Putin away" : on blasphemy and activist art in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights / Jeroen Temperman -- Religious insult and blasphemy in contemporary Finland / Tuomas Äystö -- The blasphemy offence in the Italian legal system / Cristiana Cianitto -- Legal protection of religion in Germany / Matthias Cornils -- God's advocates : the multiple fronts of the war on Blasphemy in Greece / Effie Fokas -- Blasphemy law in Poland / Joanna Kulesza & Jan Kulesza -- The blasphemy ban in Denmark / Lars Grassmé Binderup & Eva Naria Lassen -- A draft obituary for the offence of blasphemy in Ireland / Tarlach McGonagle -- Religion and hate speech in Canada : the difficulty in separating attacks on beliefs from attacks on believers / Richard Moon -- Blasphemy in Australia : the rags and remnants of persecution? / Helen Pringle -- Blasphemy prohibitions and prosecutions : a US perspective / Russell Weaver -- Giving up the ghost : on the decline and fall of Norwegian anti-blasphemy legislation / Helge Årsheim -- The theory and practice of blasphemy in the common law : slaying the seven-headed beast / Ivan Hare -- Freedom of expression, blasphemy and religious hatred : a view from the UK / Erica Howard -- The rise and fall of the offence of blasphemy in the Netherlands / Esther Janssen -- Freedom of expression and religions, the United Nations, and the "16/18 process" / Marc Limon, Nazila Ghanea & Hilary Power -- Blasphemy, religious rights and harassment : a workplace study / Andrew Hambler -- Towards an understanding of accelerants and decelerants : a non-juriscentric approach to offensive or hateful speech concerning religion / Brett Scharffs