The freedom to be racist?
Subtitle: how the United States and Europe struggle to preserve freedom and combat racism
By: Erik Bleich
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9780199739684; 9780199739691
Subjects: Hate speech; Law and legislation; Race discrimination
Description: Since the end of World War II, the balance between freedom of expression and the desire to deter racist speech has gradually tipped toward the latter throughout much of the Western world. This text focuses on the tension between combating racism and protecting freedom of speech in the US, France, Britain, and Germany.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-196) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Balancing public values - the big picture; title: European restrictionism and its variations; title: Holocaust denial and its extremes; title: American exceptionalism and its limits; title: Banning racist groups and parties; title: Punishing racial discrimination and hate crimes; title: How much freedom for racists?