Comparative study of prior authorisation schemes for theatrical exhibitions of films in public law (France, Belgium, Great Britain, Canada and Australia) ; Étude comparée de la police du cinéma (France, Belgique, Grande-Bretagne, Canada et Australie)

At the beginning of the twentieth century, many legal systems created an administrative control of public exhibitions of films leaned on a prior authorisation scheme. This control remains, notably in France, Belgium, Great Britain, Canada and Australia, despite these legal systems have evolved considerably over the twentieth century. In particular, they have undergone a phenomenon of fundamentalization of rights and freedoms, including freedom of expression. The purpose of this research is to understand how the public control of film exhibitions has been accommodated to the evolution of each s... Mehr ...