Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights

This book argues that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) should reconsider its approach to hate speech cases and develop a robust protection of freedom of expression as set out in the benchmark case of Handyside v. the United Kingdom.

Autorentext

Natalie Alkiviadou is Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Free Speech at Vanderbilt University, USA. Her research interests lie in the freedom of expression, the far right, hate speech, hate crime and non-discrimination.

Inhalt

Introduction. 1. Hate Speech: Definitional and Conceptual Framework 2. The Effects of Hate Speech and How Best to Deal with Them 3. The Council of Europe 4. Hate Speech Jurisprudence: Protecting Protected Characteristics before the European Court of Human Rights 5. Hate Speech Jurisprudence: Dealing with Totalitarianism, Genocide Denial and Violence before the European Court of Human Rights. Conclusion