<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article examines nine different rhetorical devices employed by two Israeli Supreme Court justices in their writing of the majority and minority opinions (Justices Dorner and Cheshin respectively) in the case of Kidum Initiative Inc. versus The Israel Broadcasting Authority which addressed the issue of freedom of speech versus good taste. Theoretical background and examples from the verdict are presented and discussed.</p></abstract>

The article examines nine different rhetorical devices employed by two Israeli Supreme Court justices in their writing of the majority and minority opinions (Justices Dorner and Cheshin respectively) in the case of Kidum Initiative Inc. versus The Israel Broadcasting Authority which addressed the issue of freedom of speech versus good taste. Theoretical background and examples from the verdict are presented and discussed.

Freedom of Speech? Israeli Supreme Court Ruling 606/93 - Kidum Initiative Inc. versus the Israel Broadcasting Authority. A Rhetorical Language Analysis

Zinman College at the Wingate Institute, Netanya

Psychology of Language and Communication

The article examines nine different rhetorical devices employed by two Israeli Supreme Court justices in their writing of the majority and minority opinions...

Freedom of Speech? Israeli Supreme Court Ruling 606/93 - Kidum Initiative Inc. versus the Israel Broadcasting Authority. A Rhetorical Language Analysis

Published Online: Jul 19, 2012

Page range: 67 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10057-012-0006-8

Keywords
Israel, Supreme Court, freedom of speech, language analysis, rhetoric

This content is open access.

Freedom of Speech? Israeli Supreme Court Ruling 606/93 - Kidum Initiative Inc. versus the Israel Broadcasting Authority. A Rhetorical Language Analysis

Published Online: Jul 19, 2012

Page range: 67 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10057-012-0006-8

KeywordsIsrael, Supreme Court, freedom of speech, language analysis, rhetoric

This content is open access.

Keywords
Israel, Supreme Court, freedom of speech, language analysis, rhetoric