Protected: Who Decides What is Humor? On Mexico’s ‘Anti-Meme’ Law
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Humor and elections in Brazil: From ADI 4,451 to Porchat’s 2026 viral video
João Paulo Capelotti (practicing lawyer, Curitiba, Brazil)
On 24 August 2010, the Brazilian Association of Television and Radio Broadcasts (whose acronym in Portuguese is “ABERT”) filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court to …
Using Humour to Humanize the Law: Cassou’s Paintings
Véronique Noel (Cassou), painter
We are glad to publish this text by French artist Cassou, reflecting on the role of humour in her series of paintings about the law.
“Caresses aux vieux démons”
In my painting “Caresses aux …
The Law, Society, and Politics of British Entertainment: Regulation or Self-Censorship?
Jennifer Young (Postdoctoral researcher, ‘Humour in Court’ project, University of Groningen)
We are delighted to publish this contribution by ForHum founding member Jennifer Young, regarding her new (and warmly recommended!) book on satire regulation and (self-)censorship in Britain. …
ForHum at the Netherlands Journalism Festival
On September 19th, Tjeerd Royaards (editor-in-chief, Cartoon Movement) and ForHum co-director Alberto Godioli will be conducting a workshop on The Importance of Humour for Democracy at the Netherlands Journalism Festival in Deventer. The complete programme of the festival can …
IPKat post: Culture jamming and parody in ODEE v. Samherji
On August 24th, The IPKat published a guest contribution by ForHum co-director Alberto Godioli (University of Groningen), focusing on ODEE v. Samherji in light of the notion of culture jamming. The blog …
Laugh or Cry? “Comedic” Moments during the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2025-26 Term
Prof. Laura E. Little, Temple Law School (Philadelphia, PA, USA); Miles H. Satlof, Student, Temple Law School (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
For the past several years, ForHum has featured a roundup of funny interchanges during oral arguments before the Supreme Court …
Call for the immediate release of Egyptian editorial cartoonist Ashraf Omar
ForHum is among the signatories of an urgent statement concerning the ongoing detention of Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar, published by Cartoonists Rights on July 22nd. Please find an extract from the statement below.
July 22nd, …
ForHum at the 2026 ISHS Conference
The Forum for Humor and the Law will be present at the 36th conference of the International Society for Humor Studies (Niterói, Brazil, 6-10 July 2026) with a panel titled Humor studies and free speech adjudication: From theory to practice…
Jibe and Prejudice: On Satire, Deception, and Harm
Alberto Godioli & Luisa Fernanda Isaza-Ibarra (University of Groningen / ForHum)
In this invited public comment to Meta’s Oversight Board, we discuss the ongoing case AI video faking UK politician’s immigration views…