Jokes – Legally Speaking - Part one

Bogdan Radu ()
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Bogdan Radu: Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University of Bucharest, Romania

Scientia Moralitas Conference Proceedings from Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: jokes; pranks; memes; code of conduct; freedom of expression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 5 pages
Date: 2023-03
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Published in the Scientia Moralitas Conference Proceedings, on February 19-20, 2023, pages 127-130

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