…trict speech on the basis of such purely speculative assessments. The shortcomings of Waldron’s theoretical harm principle are compounded by his superficial treatment of how hate speech laws have originated and operate in practice. Waldron finds it significant that hate speech laws have a basis in international human rights conventions such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (iccpr). However, Waldron does not mention that…
…ch as insulting the national flag or making offensive comments about minority groups or religious beliefs, should be permitted. They combined the average responses to each of these questions into an index of support for free speech. They then compared these scores with an index of freedom of expression compiled by V-Dem, another think-tank, which measures how much liberty people in each country enjoy in practice. Read the full article here. JUST…
…ch as insulting the national flag or making offensive comments about minority groups or religious beliefs, should be permitted. They combined the average responses to each of these questions into an index of support for free speech. They then compared these scores with an index of freedom of expression compiled by V-Dem, another think-tank, which measures how much liberty people in each country enjoy in practice. Read the full article here. JUST…
…ethnic and religious minorities, LGBT+ people, the disabled and women, the commission proposed making hate speech a crime under EU law, giving Brussels the power to define hate speech throughout the 27 member states. Various forms of hate speech are already prohibited in all European democracies, but commission vice-president Věra Jourová explained, “Hate has no place in Europe. It goes against our fundamental values and principles. We need EU act…
…ethnic and religious minorities, LGBT+ people, the disabled and women, the commission proposed making hate speech a crime under EU law, giving Brussels the power to define hate speech throughout the 27 member states. Various forms of hate speech are already prohibited in all European democracies, but commission vice-president Věra Jourová explained, “Hate has no place in Europe. It goes against our fundamental values and principles. We need EU act…
…s: “Internet Speech Will Never Go Back to Normal”: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/what-covid-revealed-about-internet/610549/ Samuel Walkers book “Hate Speech”: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8032-4763-5 Daphne Keller: ”Who Do You Sue”: https://www.hoover.org/research/who-do-you-sue Why have kings, emperors, and governments killed and imprisoned people to shut them up? And why have countless people risked death and impris…
…s: “Internet Speech Will Never Go Back to Normal”: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/what-covid-revealed-about-internet/610549/ Samuel Walkers book “Hate Speech”: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8032-4763-5 Daphne Keller: ”Who Do You Sue”: https://www.hoover.org/research/who-do-you-sue Why have kings, emperors, and governments killed and imprisoned people to shut them up? And why have countless people risked death and impris…
…court fined the applicant the equivalent of 510 Euros considering his joke/comments as insulting. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Constitutional Court upheld this decision. Interestingly, in doing so, it relied on the ECtHR’s case of Žugić v. Croatia (2011) which did not involve contempt of court because of comments/remarks/jokes but contempt of court due to the absence of the defendant due to car trouble. Simić paid the fine in 2018. He made an appeal t…
…court fined the applicant the equivalent of 510 Euros considering his joke/comments as insulting. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Constitutional Court upheld this decision. Interestingly, in doing so, it relied on the ECtHR’s case of Žugić v. Croatia (2011) which did not involve contempt of court because of comments/remarks/jokes but contempt of court due to the absence of the defendant due to car trouble. Simić paid the fine in 2018. He made an appeal t…
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