European Court of Human Rights : Carl Jóhann Lilliendahl v. Iceland

In a highly topical decision on ‘hate speech’ the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that the right to freedom of expression and information as guaranteed by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) can be limited when it is necessary to protect the rights of homosexual...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Voorhoof, Dirk
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Law and Political Science
Freedom of expression
hate speech
homophobic speech
internet
criminal conviction
non-application of Article 17 ECHR
Iceland
Online Access:https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8675681
http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8675681
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8675681/file/8675682
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Summary:In a highly topical decision on ‘hate speech’ the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that the right to freedom of expression and information as guaranteed by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) can be limited when it is necessary to protect the rights of homosexual persons to enjoy human rights equally to others, irrespective of their sexual orientation (see also Beizaras and Levickas v. Lithuania). It found that a criminal conviction in Iceland for hate speech against homosexuals, expressed via the Internet, had not violated Article 10 ECHR.

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