Hate Speech Law A Philosophical Examination

• Main Author: Brown, Alex
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 2015; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis
• Edition: 1
• Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
• Subjects: Ascriptive Characteristics; Campus Speech Codes; civic; Civil Libertarians; Collective Authorization; defamation; dignity; discriminatory; Discriminatory Harassment; group; Group Defamation; harassment; Hate Speakers; Hate Speech; Hate speech - Philosophy; Hate speech > Law and legislation; Hate Speech Cases; Hate Speech Law; holocaust; Holocaust Denial; Jurisprudence and general issues; Key Normative Principles; Knowledge Acquisition; Law; Methods, theory and philosophy of law; nuanced; Nuanced Principle; Personal Development; Philosophy; Philosophy and Religion; Philosophy of Law; Political; Political Philosophy; Political science and theory; Political Theory; Politics and government; principle; Principled Compromise; Racist Fighting Words; Racist Hate Speech; Social and political philosophy; Society and Social Sciences; speakers; Topics in philosophy; Westboro Baptist Church; Young Men; Personal Development; FCC’s Decision; Hate Speech Law; Civic Dignity; Hate Speech Cases; Holocaust Denial; Young Men; Civil Libertarians; Hate Speech; Racist Fighting Words; Key Normative Principles; Campus Speech Codes; Group Libel; Collective Authorization; Group Defamation; Knowledge Acquisition; Principled Compromise; Westboro Baptist Church; Paul Ordinance; Nuanced Principle; Racist Hate Speech; Hate Speakers; Discriminatory Harassment; Ascriptive Characteristics; Holocaust Denial Material

Hate speech law can be found throughout the world. But it is also the subject of numerous principled arguments, both for and against. These principles invoke a host of morally relevant features (e.g., liberty, health, autonomy, security, non-subordination, the absence of oppression, human dignity, t...

Table of Contents:

• 10.5 A Detailed Illustration: The Principle of Neutrality -- 10.6 The Ethics of Compromise -- 10.7 Two Possible Objections -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- Index
• Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ten Clusters of Laws/Regulations/Codes That Constrain Uses of Hate Speech -- 2.1 Group Defamation -- 2.2 Negative Stereotyping or Stigmatization -- 2.3 The Expression of Hatred -- 2.4 Incitement to Hatred -- 2.5 Threats to Public Order -- 2.6 Denying, etc. Acts of Mass Cruelty, Violence, or Genocide -- 2.7 Dignitary Crimes or Torts -- 2.8 Violations of Civil or Human Rights -- 2.9 Expression-Oriented Hate Crimes -- 2.10 Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions -- 3 Principles of Basic Morality -- 3.1 Health -- 3.2 Autonomy -- 3.3 Security -- 3.4 Non-Subordination -- 3.5 The Absence of Oppression -- 3.6 Human Dignity -- 4 Principles of Personal Development -- 4.1 The Discovery of Truth -- 4.2 The Acquisition of Knowledge -- 4.3 Self-Realization -- 4.4 Human Excellence -- 5 Principles of Civic Morality -- 5.1 Civic Dignity -- 5.2 Assurance -- 5.3 Eligibility -- 6 Principles of Cultural Diversity -- 6.1 Culture -- 6.2 Misrecognition -- 6.3 Cultural Specifi city -- 6.4 Intercultural Dialogue -- 7 Principles of Political Morality -- 7.1 Democratic Self-Government -- 7.2 Political Legitimacy -- 7.3 Citizens as Legal Subjects -- 8 Principles of Balance -- 8.1 Rights-Based Balancing -- 8.2 Interests-Based Balancing -- 9 Principia Juris -- 9.1 Pressing Social Need -- 9.2 Efficacy -- 9.3 The Least Restrictive Alternative -- 9.4 The Avoidance of Unintended Consequences for Free Speech -- 9.5 Neutrality -- 10 Toward a Theory of Principled Compromise -- 10.1 Why Overall Warrant Should Be Neither about Lexical Priorities among Principles nor Balancing between Principles -- 10.2 Overall Warrant as Compromise over Principles -- 10.3 Conjunction Compromise -- 10.4 Substitution Compromise