…Only by reaffirming a genuine and principled defence of freedom of thought, expression and religion can Europe hope to create a society built on real tolerance and respect for diversity. CEO of Justitia, Jacob Mchangama has written a guest post for Index on Censorship – read the full article here …
…Tænketanken Justitia advarer mod at give Finanstilsynets lov til at udskrive administrative bøder i million-klassen for brud på hvidvaskreglerne og kalder det netop fremsatte lovforslag ”retssikkerhedsmæssigt meget betænkeligt” og ”ikke acceptabel i en retsstat”. Andre jurister deler ikke bekymringen og henviser til, at andre myndigheder har samme beføjelser. Læs hele artiklen her….
Justitias Jacob Mchangama forklarer i Time Magazine, at Danmarks og Sveriges planer om at kriminalisere koranafbrændinger varsler en mere dyster fremtid, hvor demokratiets grundlæggende rettigheder skal ligge under for religiøse doktriner: “On the one hand, there are good reasons to be critical of book burnings. It is a poor substitute for reasoned debate and one that will forever be associated with totalitarian states, such as Nazi Germany, in o…
Aflyttet handler om digitaliseringsklar lovgivning, et projekt, der er bred politisk enighed om er godt, og som alle partier har store forventninger til, i det som kaldes ‘det digitale samfund, Danmark’. Men hvad ER et digitalt samfund? Og hvad er det for et Danmark, der bor der? Bliver verden mere retfærdig, fordi en beslutning tages automatisk? Og hvad gør det ved os, som Danskere i det digitale samfund, at vi er overvåget og kontrolleret konst…
In Time Magazine, Jacob Mchangama explains how Denmark and Sweden’s plans to criminalise Quran burnings forebode a future in which democratic states willingly yield their fundamental principles to religious dogmatism. “On the one hand, there are good reasons to be critical of book burnings. It is a poor substitute for reasoned debate and one that will forever be associated with totalitarian states, such as Nazi Germany, in our collective history….
…Denmark is using algorithms to deliver benefits to citizens—and undermining its own democracy in the process. Read the full article by Jacob Mchangama and Hin-Yan Liu in Foreign Policy…
…Denmark is using algorithms to deliver benefits to citizens—and undermining its own democracy in the process. Read the full article by Jacob Mchangama and Hin-Yan Liu in Foreign Policy…
…DIGITALISERING: Et enigt Folketing vil gøre al ny lovgivning klar til digitalisering. Lovene skal være enklere, og automatisk sagsbehandling skal være mulig, lyder nogle af punkterne. Læs artiklen og Justitias advokat Birgitte Eirikssons kommentar til sagen i Altinget.dk…
…tection of freedom of expression in Denmark. The Danish blasphemy ban is incompatible with both freedom of expression and equality before the law. There is no compelling reason why the feelings of religious believers should receive special protection against offense. In a vibrant and pluralistic democracy, all issues must be open to even harsh and scathing debate, criticism and satire. While the burning of holy books may be grossly offensive to re…
…tection of freedom of expression in Denmark. The Danish blasphemy ban is incompatible with both freedom of expression and equality before the law. There is no compelling reason why the feelings of religious believers should receive special protection against offense. In a vibrant and pluralistic democracy, all issues must be open to even harsh and scathing debate, criticism and satire. While the burning of holy books may be grossly offensive to re…
