Introduction
I. The Challenge of Freedom of Assembly
II. A Concept of Assembly
III. Structure
Chapter 1: Origins, Forms and Values
I. Historical Origins of the Right to Freedom of Assembly
II. Meeting, Marching or Speaking: Forms of Assembly
III. Fundamental Right, or 'Mere' Common Law Liberty
IV. The Value of Freedom of Assembly: Contemporary Judicial Rationales
Chapter 2: Prior Restraints, Exemptions and Bargain
I. Prior Restraint in General
II. Advance Notice or Permit
III. Prior Ban and Conditions IV. Exemptions, Derogations from the Notification Requirement
Chapter 3: From Violence to Public Disorder to Crime Prevention
I. The Peacefulness Requirement: A Determinant of Scope or a Limit
II. The Would-be Disorderly: Judicial Doctrines of Risk-assessment
Chapter 4: From Coercion to Direct Action to Disruption
I. Notigung in Germany
II. United Kingdom: Disruption, Obstruction and Many More
III. United States: Inconsistency Masked by Content-neutrality
IV. France: Pressure Inherent in Strike
V. European Court of Human Rights: No Violation
Chapter 5: Dignity as Peace, Truth and Love
I. Germany: Dignity and its Substitute 'Public Peace'
II. France: Dignity as Public Order and Officially Declared Truth
III. United States: Dignity as Non-Argument
IV. United Kingdom: Dignity Under Different Names
V. European Court of Human Rights: Hate Speech Chaos
Chapter 6: Restrictions on the Time
I. Special Days of the Year: The Notion of Public Order in Germany
II. Duration, Time Limit, Frequency
Chapter 7: Restrictions on the Manner
I. Banned and Protected Symbols: Whose Identity?
II. Uniforms and Masks: Whose Fear?
III. One Man's Noise is Another's Music
IV. Modes and Means of Protest as Aesthetic Harm
Chapter 8: Restrictions on the Place
I. Private Public Places
II. Governmental Buildings: Managerial or Authoritarian Protection?
III. Memorial Sites: Identity Fight over Collective Memory
IV. Designated Zones: Speech Pens, Protest Cages
Conclusion
I. Specific Comparative Findings
II. General Evaluation and Suggestions