What Can Be Done Against Cyber Hate? Freedom of Speech Versus Hate Speech in the Council of Europe

Authors

• Isabelle Rorive, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Abstract

The article examines the tension between freedom of speech and the regulation of hate speech on the internet, focusing on the challenges posed by conflicting international laws and jurisdictional issues. It highlights the Council of Europe's efforts to address cyber hate through legal frameworks like the Cybercrime Convention and the Additional Protocol, while discussing the limitations of these measures. The co-regulatory model, combining government oversight with private sector accountability, is presented as a potential solution, though concerns about censorship and free speech remain.

Disciplines

Communications Law | Conflict of Laws | Constitutional Law | First Amendment | Law

Recommended Citation

Isabelle Rorive, What Can Be Done Against Cyber Hate? Freedom of Speech Versus Hate Speech in the Council of Europe, 17 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 417 (2009).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjicl/vol17/iss3/3