By Jacob Mchangama Abstract In Western democracies, hate speech laws are frequently identified with the post-World War II order as enshrined in both national and international human rights law. Typically, such laws aim to prevent atrocities, as witnessed during the war, by protecting the equality and dignity of minorities from dehumanization and bigotry. Yet the […]
Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media, the critically acclaimed book by Jacob Mchangama, has returned in a new paperback edition. Originally released in 2022, this celebrated work is hailed as “the best history of free speech ever written” by P.J. O’Rourke and called “smart, insightful, and astute” by the Los Angeles Review of […]
Read the public hearing (in danish) Proposal L133: Arguments against its implementation Restricts freedom of expression: The proposal restricts freedom of expression, as it can be used to punish symbolic expressions critical of religions. This is contrary to the principle of freedom of expression, which is a central pillar of a democratic society and […]