Taking Liberties: National Barriers to the Free Flow of IdeasBloomsbury Academic, 1990 M02 15 - 173 pages A groundbreaking contribution to the literature of constitutional law, Taking Liberties is the first book to explore the ways domestic policies deny U.S. citizens access to international sources of information. Author Elizabeth Hull argues that such policies--which include limiting Americans' right to travel, censoring foreign documentaries, suppressing foreign literature considered politically objectionable, preventing controversial aliens from visiting the country, and restricting international scientific exchange--contravene the Constitution's First Amendment, which was designed to prevent government authorities from suppressing information bearing on public affairs. Hull challenges traditional judicial interpretations of First Amendment protection, asserting that in an era of global problems, constitutional protection must be extended to international sources of information that bear upon public issues. Written with a minimum of legal jargon, the volume is an ideal supplemental text for graduate and undergraduate courses in constitutional law. |
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... Agreement , a treaty that was adopted in 1947 by a joint resolution of Congress , requires the United States , as ... Agreement the United States must allow PLO representatives " access to the presence in the vicinity of the United ...
... agreement , material deemed eligible by both sending and receiving countries is accordingly granted an exemption from import duties , taxes , and licensing requirements . Individuals seek- ing this privileged treatment for audiovisual ...
... Agreement , but since then it has watched in silence while the USIA has systematically subverted the spirit of this agreement by denying indispensable trade concessions to any documentary intended for export that attempts , essentially ...
Contents
The McCarranWalter Act and | 13 |
Federal | 53 |
The Foreign Agents | 85 |
Copyright | |
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Taking Liberties: National Barriers to the Free Flow of Ideas Elizabet Hull No preview available - 1990 |