Hate Speech and Freedom of Speech in Australia

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-1-86287-653-8
Verlag: Federation Press

Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 212 mm, Gewicht: 313 g

Hate speech laws have existed in various forms in Australia for well over a decade. Unlike other countries, such as the United States and Canada, they have not faced constitutional hurdles to their existence. The general acceptance of hate speech laws in Australia opens intellectual space for the exploration of a range of interesting questions regarding the laws' operation, the underlying values they pursue and the context within which hate speech is occurring. How should the regulation of hate speech be balanced against Australia's political and cultural commitment to freedom of speech? Who are the hate speakers and how does their speech manifest? What types of hate speech are targeted by existing laws? How are these laws enforced? How can the laws be changed to improve governments' response to hate speech? How does the emergence of bills of rights affect the regulation of hate speech? Drawing on a broad range of academic and practical experts, this book addresses these questions. The essays in first part of this book outline the landscape within which hate speech regulation occurs. They include consideration of the legal, policy and historical context for vilification, the ways in which the language of hatred is changing, and a new look at the longstanding debate about the tension between freedom of speech and hate speech as a conflict between liberty and equality. In part two, the book considers the practice of hate speech regulation in a variety of Australian institutions and includes practical perspectives from the legal profession. In the final part the essays consider hate speech regulation within a broader human rights framework, taking into account the emergence of bills of rights in Australian states.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gelber, Katharine

Stone, Adrienne

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents Part I Hate Speech and Freedom of Speech in Australia: The Landscape 1 Speech and Australian legal and political landscape, Katharine Gelber 2 The volatility of racism in Australia, Ann Curthoys 3 The reconstruction of hate language, Gail Mason 4 How to think about the problem of solving hate speech: understanding a comparative debate, Adrienne Stone Part II Regulating Hate Speech in Practice 5 Parliamentary privilege and homosexual vilifications, Lisa Hill 6 Problems with evidence in hate speech cases, Kate Eastman 7 Hate speech, sedition and the war on terror, Simon Bronitt 8 Salvation and the State: religious vilification laws and religious speech, Laurence McNamara Part III Hate Speech and the Emerging Human Rights Framework 9 Parliamentary deliberation about religious vilification legislation, Simon Evans and Carolyn Evans 10 Does a Bill of Rights matter? Comparing Australia and New Zealand, Luke McNamara