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Jokes – Legally Speaking - Part one

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  • Bogdan Radu

    (Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University of Bucharest, Romania)

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The article was written with the purpose of shedding some legal light on the juridical implications that might arise with expressing jokes and satire. The analysis first tried to create a general overview of what constitutes satire or a joke, how they are created and to what purpose. After identifying the social construct – that is jokes – the author, recognizing the principles of freedom of speech, searches for breaches as noted in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights in correlation to the right to privacy and protection of one’s honor. The author concluded that satire is a powerful tool for social commentary and an imperative tool in a democratic society; a tool, just like any other, might be misused thus courts have to intervene and level the plain field.

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  • Bogdan Radu, 2023. "Jokes – Legally Speaking - Part one," Scientia Moralitas Conference Proceedings 01271, Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies.
    • Handle: RePEc:smo:scmowp:01271
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