Freedom of commercial expression /

This work examines critically the case for freedom of commercial expression. Roger Shiner argues that the institutional history of such protection is one of ad hoc, not logical, development.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shiner, Roger A.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Subjects:	Freedom of information > Economic aspects. Freedom of speech > Economic aspects. Advertising laws. Business ethics. Liberté d'information > Aspect économique. Liberté d'expression > Aspect économique. Morale des affaires. Law, Politics & Government. Human Rights. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Part 1. The contingencies of institutional history. Commercial speech in the United States 1900-76 ; Commercial speech in the United States 1976-2002 ; Commercial expression in Canada ; Commercial expression in Europe ; Conclusion
pt. 2. Theoretical interlude. The conceptual background ; The importance of theory determined
pt. 3. The arguments assessed. Original autonomy rights ; Hearers' rights ; Commercial expression and the self-realization value ; Autonomy, paternalism, and commercial expression ; The free flow of commercial information ; Lifestyle advertising and the public good ; Retrospect and prospect.