Public Demonstrations

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Public Demonstrations

Public Demonstrations

Should our democracy have the power to prohibit unauthorized public demonstrations?

Articles and Papers

“Azerbaijan Constitution,” International Constitutional Law Project

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: Article 12, Freedom of Assembly and of Association,” Official Journal of the European Communities (2000)

Chicago v. Morales et al., 527 U.S. 41 (1999)

Congressional Research Service, “First Amendment: Annotations,” in The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1992; updated 2000 by FindLaw.com) see pp. 6, 7, 10, 12, 18, 20, and 21

“European Convention on Human Rights: Article 11, Freedom of Assembly and Association” (Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 1950)

“European Social Charter: Part II, Article 5, The Right to Organize” (Strasbourg, France: Council of Europe, 1961)

Hague v. Committee for Industrial Organization, 307 U.S. 496 (1939)

Medvedev, Dmitri, “We Really Do Need to Preserve This Vast State,” Expert Magazine vol. 13, no. 13 (April 4, 2005)

Niemotko v. Maryland, 340 U.S. 268 (1951)

Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham, 394 U.S. 147 (1969)

“Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Article 20” (right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association; freedom from compelled association)
(New York: United Nations, 1948)

Activities & Websites

"Anti-War Demonstrations" ABC News Video (March 17, 2007)

"Crackdown on Peaceful Protest in Pakistan" ABC News Video (November 12, 2007)

"Peaceful Protest Turns Violent" ABC News Video (September 26, 2007)

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