What's in a Joke? Assessing Humor in Free Speech Jurisprudence

Alberto Godioli; Sabine Jacques; Jennifer Young; Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández

doi:10.5281/zenodo.15383543

What's in a Joke? Assessing Humor in Free Speech Jurisprudence

Alberto Godioli^*
, Sabine Jacques
, Jennifer Young
, Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research Centre for the Study of Democratic Cultures and Politics (DemCP)

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This toolkit was authored by Alberto Godioli (University of Groningen), Sabine Jacques (University of Liverpool), Jennifer Young (University of Groningen) and Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández (University College Dublin) with funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO Impact Explorer grant). It is primarily intended for the judiciary and other legal professionals, with the aim of promoting an informed, well-balanced, and consistent approach to humorous expression in light of both human rights law and interdisciplinary humor research.

Original language	English
Publisher	ForHum: Forum for Humor and the Law
Number of pages	80
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15383543
Publication status	Published - 3-May-2025

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Humor
Freedom of Expression
Human Rights

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