Freedom of Press and Dictatorships in the 20th Century

Authors

  • Mario Giuseppe Losano University of Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54103/2612-6672/28655

Keywords:

Chain Novel, Dictatorship, Fake News, Freedom of Press, Fundamental Rights.

Abstract

Dictatorships are always contrary to fundamental freedoms, in particular to freedom of expression. Under the autocratic governments of the 20th century, the constitutions of Spain, Portugal and Brazil provided for freedom of the press, which however was not respected. Spreading false news is always punishable. However, their diffusion has increased with social networks, and today’s judiciary of Brazil, for example, reacted against this diffusion.

Author Biography

Mario Giuseppe Losano, University of Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro

Full Professor

Philosophy of Law

References

- A.L. Deveza Martins da Rocha, Liberdade de imprensa durante as ditaduras de Salazar, Franco e Vargas e seus efeitos, Autografia, 2023

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- M.G. Losano, Alla ricerca della Terza Via: la “Carta del Lavoro” italiana del 1927 e la “Consolidação” di Getúlio Vargas, in J.A. Fontoura Costa et al. (eds.), Direito: Teoria e experiência. Estudos em homenagem a Eros Roberto Grau, Malheiros Editores, 2013, Tomo II

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Published

2025-04-03

How to Cite

Losano, M. G. (2025). Freedom of Press and Dictatorships in the 20th Century. Nuovi Autoritarismi E Democrazie: Diritto, Istituzioni, Società (NAD-DIS), 7(1), 331–339. https://doi.org/10.54103/2612-6672/28655

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