Hate speech law: a philosophical examination

by Brown, Alexander

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Title Statements

Full title :Hate speech law : a philosophical examination / Alexander Brown.

Summary

"Hate speech law can be found throughout the world. But it is also the subject of numerous principled arguments, both for and against. These principles invoke a host of morally relevant features (e.g., liberty, health, autonomy, security, non-subordination, the absence of oppression, human dignity, the discovery of truth, the acquisition of knowledge, self-realization, human excellence, civic dignity, cultural diversity and choice, recognition of cultural identity, intercultural dialogue, participation in democratic self-government, being subject only to legitimate rule) and practical considerations (e.g., efficacy, the least restrictive alternative, chilling effects). The book develops and then critically examines these various principled arguments. It also attempts to de-homogenize hate speech law into different clusters of laws/regulations/codes that constrain uses of hate speech, so as to facilitate a more nuanced examination of the principled arguments. Finally, it argues that it is morally fitting for judicial and legislative judgments about the overall warrant of hate speech law to reflect principled compromise. Principled compromise is characterized not merely by compromise over matters of principled concern but also by compromise which is itself governed by ideals of moral duty or civic virtue (e.g., reciprocity, equality, and mutual respect)"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 362 pages ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780415885478, 0415885477
oclc:ocn893453491
LC Classification:K5210
Dewey Decimal:345/.02501

Introduction -- Ten clusters of laws/regulations/codes that constrain uses of hate speech -- Principles of basic morality -- Principles of personal development -- Principles of civic morality -- Principles of cultural diversity -- Principles of political morality -- Principles of balance -- Principia juris -- Toward a theory of principled compromise -- Conclusion.

Subjects

86.49 criminal law: other 86.52 civil rights Haat Hatbrott Hate speech -- Law and legislation Hate speech -- Philosophy Hets mot folkgrupp Law PHILOSOPHY -- Political Philosophy (General) POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Censorship Propagande haineuse -- Philosophie Rättsfilosofi