Are Hate Speech Laws Useless? An Appraisal of Eric Heinze's Arguments.
Most Western democracies and international institutions have currently adopted a range of policies aimed at regulating hate speech. However, the kinds of target groups that hate speech regulations seek to protect have not been clearly defined yet. In a series of publications, Eric Heinze has challen...
| Published in: | Res Publica (13564765) Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 249 - 270 |
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Jun2022
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