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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300053403321

Autore

Fronza Emanuela

Titolo

Memory and Punishment : Historical Denialism, Free Speech and the Limits of Criminal Law / / by Emanuela Fronza

Pubbl/distr/stampa

The Hague : , : T.M.C. Asser Press : , : Imprint : T.M.C. Asser Press, , 2018

ISBN

94-6265-234-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 pages)

Collana

International Criminal Justice Series, , 2352-6726 ; ; 19

Disciplina

304.663

Soggetti

International criminal law

Criminal law

Law - Europe

Human rights

Humanitarian law

International Criminal Law

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law

European Law

Human Rights

International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. Historical Denialism as a Criminal Offence: Origins and Development -- Chapter 1. The rise of the crime of historical denialism -- Chapter 2. The crime of historical denialism and international law -- Chapter 3. The crime of historical denialism in practice -- Chapter 4. Criminal law and free speech  -- Chapter 5. Conclusion -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the criminalisation of denials of genocide and of other mass atrocities in Europe and discusses the implications of protecting institutional historical memory through criminal law. The analysis highlights the tensions with free speech, investigating the relationship between criminal law and historical memory. The book paves the way for a broader discussion about fake news, ‘post-truth’ scenarios, and free expression in a digital world. The author underscores the need to protect well-founded factual records from the



dangers of misinformation. Historical denialism and the related jurisprudence represent a key step in exploring this complex field. The book combines an interdisciplinary approach with criminal law methodology. It is primarily aimed at academics, practitioners and others who wish to deepen their understanding of historical denialism, remembrance laws, ‘speech crimes’ and freedom of expression. Emanuela Fronza is Senior Research Fellow in Criminal Law and Lecturer in International and European Criminal Law at the School of Law, University of Bologna. She is a Principal Investigator within the EU research consortium Memory Laws in European and Comparative Perspectives funded by HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area).