Hate Speech Law

A Philosophical Examination
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-415-88547-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 378 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 700 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

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).

The Open Access version of this book, available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315714899, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, Alex

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Ethische Themen & Debatten: Zensur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Ten Clusters of Laws/Regulations/Codes that Constrain Uses of Hate Speech

3. Principles of Basic Morality

4. Principles of Personal Development

5. Principles of Civic Morality

6. Principles of Cultural Diversity

7. Principles of Political Morality

8. Principles of Balance

9. Principia Juris

10. Toward a Theory of Principled Compromise

11. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander Brown is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Social and Political Theory at the University of East Anglia (UEA). He is the author of Ronald Dworkin’s Theory of Equality: Domestic and Global Perspectives (2009) and Personal Responsibility: Why it Matters (2009).