• The War of Freedom of Expression

     

    Essays3 Law

Evaluation:
Published: 01.11.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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Extract

'Taking on anti-Semites and Holocaust deniers in the sanctified courtroom environment is like responding to someone who calls your mother a prostitute. The right to freedom of expression can be described as a war. It is a war that has lasted for centuries and may last for centuries more. It is a war between freedom of expression and social intolerance. In this war there are many battles. The battle on which this brief essay centers itself is the battle between freedom of speech and laws limiting that freedom; more specifically the ability to spread hate propaganda and the 'hate laws'.…

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