Hate speech and the European Court of Human Rights

• Main Author: Alkiviadou, Natalie (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Routledge, 2025.
• Series: Routledge research in human rights law
• Subjects: Council of Europe.; European Court of Human Rights.; Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms > (1950 November 5); Freedom of expression > Europe.; Hate speech > Law and legislation > Europe.; Hate speech > Law and legislation > Europe > Cases.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781040385272; 1040385273; 9781003560548; 1003560547; 9781040385258; 1040385257
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (274 pages).

This book argues that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) should reconsider its approach to hate speech cases and develop a robust protection of freedom of expression as set out in the benchmark case of Handyside v the United Kingdom. In that case, the ECtHR determined that Article 10 of the...