Manual on hate speech

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· Council of Europe
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The right to freedom of expression entails duties and responsibilities and is subject to certain limits, provided for in Article 10.2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which are concerned, among other things, with protecting the rights of others. Identifying what constitutes "hate speech" is especially difficult because this type of speech does not necessarily involve the expression of hatred or feelings.On the basis of all the applicable texts on freedom of expression and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and other bodies, the author identifies certain parameters that make it possible to distinguish expressions which, although sometimes insulting, are fully protected by the right to freedom of expression from those which do not enjoy that protection.

 

The right to freedom of expression entails duties and responsibilities and is subject to certain limits, provided for in Article 10.2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which are concerned, among other things, with protecting the rights of others. Identifying what constitutes "hate speec...

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Anne Weber, née en Allemagne, est installée en France depuis 1983 et vit aujourd’hui entre Paris et la Bretagne. Ses livres, qu’elle écrit toujours en allemand et en français, paraissent simultanément dans les deux pays. Lauréate de plusieurs prix pour son œuvre littéraire, Anne Weber est aussi une traductrice de renom.
Anne Weber, née en Allemagne, est installée en France depuis 1983 et vit aujourd’hui entre Paris et la Bretagne. Ses livres, qu’elle écrit toujours en allemand et en français, paraissent simultanément dans les deux pays. Lauréate de plusieurs prix pour son œuvre littéraire, Anne Weber est aussi u...

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