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TY - JOUR
T1 - Child Pornography
AU - Gillespie, Alisdair Allan
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Information & Communications Technology Law 25/10/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13600834.2017.1393932
PY - 2018/1
Y1 - 2018/1
N2 - Child pornography is not necessarily thought of as an example of dangerous speech, but rather it is considered a type of child sexual abuse. However, whilst the law was initially based on the protection of children, it has gradually moved away from this concept and it now arguably covers material that is not harmful. This article will consider what constitutes child pornography under English law and assess where there is potential under and over-criminalisation. It suggests that there should be reform of the law to return it to focusing on the protection of children.
AB - Child pornography is not necessarily thought of as an example of dangerous speech, but rather it is considered a type of child sexual abuse. However, whilst the law was initially based on the protection of children, it has gradually moved away from this concept and it now arguably covers material that is not harmful. This article will consider what constitutes child pornography under English law and assess where there is potential under and over-criminalisation. It suggests that there should be reform of the law to return it to focusing on the protection of children.
KW - child pornography
KW - dangerous speech
KW - child sexual abuse
KW - free speech
U2 - 10.1080/13600834.2017.1393932
DO - 10.1080/13600834.2017.1393932
M3 - Journal article
VL - 27
SP - 30
EP - 54
JO - Information & Communications Technology Law
JF - Information & Communications Technology Law
SN - 1360-0834
IS - 1
ER -