Freedom of Speech in the U.S. Supreme Court Jurisprudence
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 2200-1CV09 |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
10.0
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Freedom of Speech in the U.S. Supreme Court Jurisprudence |
Jednostka: | Wydział Prawa i Administracji |
Grupy: |
Inne przedmioty dodatkowe w j. angielskim Inne przedmioty nieobowiązkowe Wykłady specjalizacyjne i konwersatoria dla III roku studiów prawniczych Wykłady specjalizacyjne i konwersatoria dla IV roku studiów prawniczych Wykłady specjalizacyjne i konwersatoria dla V roku studiów prawniczych |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
(brak)
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Rodzaj przedmiotu: | nieobowiązkowe |
Pełny opis: |
Classes held once a week for 90 minutes are skills oriented. Therefore presence (three absences allowed only) and active participation in class discussion are essential to complete the course successfully, although a written exam, i.e. a short essay, will be necessary to get a final grade. The course is designed as an introduction to common law. The very first freedoms of the First Amendment to the US Constitutions give only an occasion to discuss the jurisprudence and methods of the US Supreme Court. 1. Freedom to burn the national flag (Texas v. Johnson, 1989). 2. “The nightmare and the noble dream.” American common law through English eyes of H.L.A. Hart. 3. The history of free expression under common law. 4. Agitation against the war and the draft during World War I (Shaffer v. US, 1919, and Masses Publishing Co. v. Patten, 1917). 5. Clear and present danger doctrine of Justice Holmes (Schenck v. US, 1919). 6. Espionage Act decisions (Abrams v. US, 1919). 7. The ‘Red Scare’ after World War I (Gitlow v. New York, 1925, and Whitney v. California, 1927). 8. The ‘Red Scare’ after World War II – the Dennis approach (Dennis v. US, 1951). 9. Ku Klux Klan and the Brandenburg test (Brandenburg v. Ohio, 1969). 10. Criticism of the judicial process (Bridges v. California, 1941). 11. Expression that provokes a hostile audience reaction (Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 1942, and Feiner v. New York, 1951). 12. Nazis in a Jewish town – the Skokie controversy. 13. Hate-crimes (R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, Minn., 1992). 14. Dangerous disclosures and the national security – the Pentagon Papers (New York Times Co. v. US; US v. Washington Post Co., 1971). 15. Internet freedom of speech (Reno v. ACLU, 1997, and Ashcroft v. ACLU, 2002). |
Literatura: |
Handout with cases of the US Supreme Court and articles related to them. |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Warszawski.