Academic Freedom and the Law
Title | Academic Freedom and the Law PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Barendt |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 359 |
Release | 2010-11-19 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1847316107 |
Academic Freedom and the Law: A Comparative Study provides a critical analysis of the law relating to academic freedom in three major jurisdictions: the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. The book outlines the various claims which may be made to academic freedom by individual university teachers and by universities and other higher education institutions, and it examines the justifications which have been put forward for these claims. Three separate chapters deal with the legal principles of academic freedom in the UK, Germany, and the USA. A further chapter is devoted to the restrictions on freedom of research which may be imposed by the regulation of clinical trials, by intellectual property laws, and by the terms of contracts made between researchers and the companies sponsoring medical and other research. The book also examines the impact of recent terrorism laws on the teaching and research freedom of academics, and it discusses their freedom to speak about general political and social topics unrelated to their work. This is the first comparative study of a subject of fundamental importance to all academics and others working in universities. It emphasises the importance of academic freedom, while pointing out that, on occasion, exaggerated claims have been made to its exercise.
Academic Freedom and the Law
Title | Academic Freedom and the Law PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Barendt |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 2010-11-19 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1847318037 |
Academic Freedom and the Law: A Comparative Study provides a critical analysis of the law relating to academic freedom in three major jurisdictions: the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. The book outlines the various claims which may be made to academic freedom by individual university teachers and by universities and other higher education institutions, and it examines the justifications which have been put forward for these claims. Three separate chapters deal with the legal principles of academic freedom in the UK, Germany, and the USA. A further chapter is devoted to the restrictions on freedom of research which may be imposed by the regulation of clinical trials, by intellectual property laws, and by the terms of contracts made between researchers and the companies sponsoring medical and other research. The book also examines the impact of recent terrorism laws on the teaching and research freedom of academics, and it discusses their freedom to speak about general political and social topics unrelated to their work. This is the first comparative study of a subject of fundamental importance to all academics and others working in universities. It emphasises the importance of academic freedom, while pointing out that, on occasion, exaggerated claims have been made to its exercise.
For the Common Good
Title | For the Common Good PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew W. Finkin |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2009-04-21 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0300155549 |
This book offers a concise explanation of the history and meaning of American academic freedom, and it attempts to intervene in contemporary debates by clarifying the fundamental functions and purposes of academic freedom in America.--From publisher description.
Understanding Academic Freedom
Title | Understanding Academic Freedom PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Reichman |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2021-10-05 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1421442159 |
"This book offers the first comprehensive introduction to academic freedom, surveying its history and application to research, teaching, and public expression, as well as its treatment in the legal arena and its applicability to students"--
Democracy, Expertise, and Academic Freedom
Title | Democracy, Expertise, and Academic Freedom PDF eBook |
Author | Robert C. Post |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2012-01-24 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0300148631 |
A leading American legal scholar offers a surprising account of the incompleteness of prevailing theories of freedom of speech. Robert C. Post shows that the familiar understanding of the First Amendment, which stresses the “marketplace of ideas” and which holds that "everyone is entitled to an opinion," is inadequate to create and preserve the expert knowledge that is necessary for a modern democracy to thrive. For a modern society reliably to answer such questions as whether nicotine causes cancer, the free and open exchange of ideas must be complemented by standards of scientific competence and practice that are both hierarchical and judgmental. Post develops a theory of First Amendment rights that seeks to explain both the need for the free formation of public opinion and the need for the distribution and creation of expertise. Along the way he offers a new and useful account of constitutional doctrines of academic freedom. These doctrines depend both upon free expression and the necessity of the kinds of professional judgment that universities exercise when they grant or deny tenure, or that professional journals exercise when they accept or reject submissions.
Academic Freedom and the Law
Title | Academic Freedom and the Law PDF eBook |
Author | E. M. Barendt |
Publisher | |
Pages | 331 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Academic freedom |
ISBN | 9781472560827 |
This is the first comparative study of a subject of fundamental importance to all academics and others working in universities. It emphasises the importance of academic freedom, while pointing out that, on occasion, exaggerated claims have been made to its exercise. --Book Jacket.
Academic Freedom and the Law
Title | Academic Freedom and the Law PDF eBook |
Author | NUS and NCCL Commission on Academic Freedom and the Law |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Civil rights |
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