Human Rights: Group Defamation, Freedom of Expression, and the Law of Nations

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Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998 - 319 Seiten
In his book "Human Rights: Group Defamation, Freedom of Expression and the Law of Nations," Thomas David Jones presents a discussion and analysis of the laws governing group defamation and speech inciteful of racial hatred in Great Britain, Canada, India, Nigeria, and the United States. Although there exists no federal group defamation law in the United States, a few state legislatures have promulgated group defamation statutes, while a cause of action for group defamation has been recognized as justiciable in the decision law of other states. Mr Jones describes his theory as constitutional minimalism because he does not advocate the legal proscription of all derogatory hate speech. Only the sub-category of hate speech that fulfills the standard elements of proof found in common law defamation claim will be prosecuted criminally by the federal government. The author further asserts that a carefully and narrowly drafted federal criminal group defamation statute will pass constitutional muster without creating a conflict with First Amendment rights.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1
Freedom of Expression in International
31
Conclusion
42
The First Amendment
61
The
87
Contemporary Illustrations of Group Defamation
104
Racial Defamation the First Amendment and
136
The Right to Equal Concern and Respect
244
APPENDICES
259
Race Relations Act of 1965 Ch 75
265
VB Criminal Justice and Public Order Act of 1994
277
Public Order Act of 1936 Great Britain
291
INDEX
315
Urheberrecht

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