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International Standards for the National Legal Framework on Hate Speech

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present the existing international standards concerning nationallegislation regulating hate speech, focusing particularly on the instruments of the Council ofEurope. Namely, Council of Europe’s Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16 on combating hatespeech and the “General Policy Recommendation No. 15 on Combating Hate Speech” by theEuropean Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) elaborate in detail on the conditionsnecessary to fulfill the provisions of hate speech in the areas of criminal, civil, and administrativelaw, in accordance with international human rights standards. Due to their particular importancefor the national contexts, a summary of these instruments will be provided.
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Open Access status: diamond
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