Oregon Review of International Law : Volume 23 (2022)

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    A Matter of Speech or a Matter of Safety? International Bans on Conversion Therapy and the Constitutionality of Germany’s Partial Ban for Juveniles
    (University of Oregon School of Law, 2022-05-04) Johnson, Zachary M.
    This Comment argues that the recently passed German ban on conversion therapy for juveniles would likely be deemed constitutional in the United States; accordingly, Congress should consult the German ban before introducing additional drafts of the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act. The substantiation for this argument is twofold. First, First Amendment protections for free speech and religious expression are not implicated in the banning of conversion therapy for juveniles because such bans concern only the regulation of conduct, not speech. Second, Fourteenth Amendment parental rights are not implicated in the banning of conversion therapy for juveniles because parents maintain no constitutional right to subject their children to harmful practices.
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    The Propaganda Conundrum: How to Control This Scourge on Democracy
    (University of Oregon School of Law, 2022-05-04) Dillon, Sara
    Propaganda is playing an unprecedented role in global political life. With frightening reach and ambition, political and corporate actors are using propaganda to undermine the democratic ideals of truth and transparency. Because freedom of speech is a basic right that enjoys widespread public support, and as meaningful restrictions on noxious propaganda present legal difficulties, propaganda continues to flourish as a subtle and increasingly pervasive disease, undermining the core assumptions of democratic governance. Political choices citizens make in a democratic society mean little in the absence of true and accurate information; propaganda subverts the vital link between political understanding and political choice.
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