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Freedom of Expression versus Racist Hate

Freedom of Expression versus Racist Hate Speech: Explaining Differences Between High Court Regulations in the USA and Europe

✍ Bleich, Erik 📂 Article 📅 2013 🏛 Taylor and Francis Group 🌐 English ⚖ 162 KB

The USA and European countries have developed radically different approaches to regulating racist hate speech over the past 50 years. This divergence is largely a function of rulings by the US Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights. While the Supreme Court has elected to uphold the fre