The Criminalisation of Fantasy Material - 9780367589004

Taylor & Francis

The Criminalisation of Fantasy MaterialLaw and Sexually Explicit Representations of Fictional Children\nAuthor(s): Hadeel Al-Alosi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367589004, 978-0367589004\nSynopsis\nThis book addresses the criminalisation of sexually explicit material depicting or describing fictitious characters who appear to be children. It is the first book of its kind to specifically examine the expansion of the law to include fictional representations of children, focusing on the law in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. \n\nThe author explores the potential criminalisation of comics and subgenres of manga that frequently depict childlike characters in a sexual context. Of course, the need to protect children from harm outweighs freedom of expression and the right to privacy; however, this argument is complicated by the material being purely fictional. Does prohibiting the ficti.