The Politics of Hate Speech Laws

by Alexander Brown and Adriana Sinclair

Book Overview

This book examines the complex relationship between politics and hate speech laws, domestic and international. How do political contexts shape understandings of what hate speech is and how to deal with it? Why do particular states enact hate speech laws and then apply, extend or reform them in the ways they do? What part does hate speech play in international affairs? Why do some but not all states negotiate, agree and ratify international hate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472439287
• ISBN13: 9781472439284
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 552 Pages