The Importance of Prosecuting Hate Speech in a Post-Conflict Country: Lessons for, and from, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Importance of Prosecuting Hate Speech in a Post-Conflict Country: Lessons for, and from, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Author(s): Francesco de Sanctis
Contributor(s): Amra Mehmedić (Editor), Edin Hodžić (Editor), Sanela Hrlović (Editor)
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Court case
Published by: Analitika – Centar za društvena istraživanja, sva prava pridržana
Keywords: hate speech; prosecution; freedom of expression; BiH; post-conflict country;
Summary/Abstract: The use of criminal law to oppose hate speech and its compatibility with freedom of expression is one of the most contentious issues in the contemporary legal debate. This is not hard to believe if one considers the role of that freedom as a building block of democracy.
Series: Analitika - Discussion Paper
- Page Count: 26
- Publication Year: 2014
- Language: English
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