Dr Jennifer Young and Professor David Mead (University of East Anglia)
Protest is under pressure in the UK (and unfortunately, it’s not the only place). Recently a number of reforms have been passed which all created new powers for the …
The Australasian Humour Studies Network has recently launched a new long-format podcast series, titled “LET’S GET INTO IT” and hosted by Ben Nickl. The first episode focuses on humor and the law, and features three special guests:
Babette De Naeyer (PhD candidate, Pompeu Fabra University)
Remember the Schild & Vrienden (S&V) case we discussed last year? In March 2024, a Belgian First Instance Court convicted six prominent members of …
Laura E. Little (Professor, Temple Law School) and Anja H. Hayes (Student, Temple Law School)
As evidenced by the various initiatives featured on this site, dictators and oligarchs around the world have recently flexed extra muscle to target and silence …
Laura E. Little (Professor, Temple Law School) and Max Klenk (Student, Temple Law School)
Beware the world of non-verbal expression, where a wave, a wink, or even a thumbs-up emoji can cause serious legal …
The first edition of the toolkit What’s in a Joke? Assessing Humor in Free Speech Jurisprudence (Forum for Humor and the Law / Columbia Global Freedom of Expression) is now available here:
https://zenodo.org/records/15383543
The toolkit was …
Jacopo Menghini (PhD graduate, University of Bologna)
July 13th 2024 will be remembered as the day of the assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump, …
Babette De Naeyer (Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona)
Last month, Mark Zuckerberg made headlines after declaring that Meta would stop its independent fact-checking program in the United States …
‘Cutting Edge’ is a podcast produced by the Australasian Humour Studies Network and hosted by Benjamin Nickl (University of Sydney). This week’s episode, focusing on humor and the law, features ForHum co-director Alberto Godioli as co-host, and our regular collaborator …
