THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HATE SPEECH BETWEEN ALGERIAN LAW AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HATE SPEECH BETWEEN ALGERIAN LAW AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

Summary/Abstract: Today, the world is witnessing intense competition to reach the audience or scattered recipients here and there, especially in the context of significant media openness. This competition, along with the noticeable proliferation of various communication channels in their multiple forms, both traditional and modern, might overlook various human values and the respect of human beings for one another in its quest for prominence. This indeed has prominently manifested itself in the media arena in what is known as discrimination and hate speech in our current days. Various national and international systems and laws have tried and continue to try to combat this through various texts and legislations. This forms the subject of this research paper, titled: "Criminalizing Hate Speech between Algerian Law and International Conventions". We will address this topic through the following elements : A brief overview of the concept of hate speech and what it entails; Hate speech from the perspective of Algerian law; Hate speech within international laws and conventions.

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