Viewpoint Absolutism and Hate Speech

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The Modern Law ReviewVolume 69, Issue 4 p. 543-582 Viewpoint Absolutism and Hate Speech Eric Heinze, Eric Heinze Reader in Law, Queen Mary, University of London aReader in Law, Queen Mary, University of London. This article benefited greatly from the comments of Evert Alkema, Eric Barendt, Charles Calleros, Carolyn Evans, Jonathan Griffiths, Peter Molnar, Michael Salter, David Seymour, Patrick Thornberry, James Weinstein and Tony Wood. Thanks also to the anonymous reviewers of the original submission. Ideas in this paper were first presented at a conference entitled ‘Mainstreaming Diversity’, sponsored by the Luxembourg Government Commission for Foreigners and Ministry for Family and Integration, 27–28 June 2005 at Mondorf-les-Bains, and a conference entitled ‘Hate Speech from the Street to Cyber-space’, 31 March–1 April 2006, in Budapest, Hungary, sponsored by The Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and the Center for Media and Communications Studies (CMCS) at the Central European University, Budapest. Thanks also for an invitation to present parts of this paper at a Law Faculty seminar of the University of Warwick, and for lively exchanges with my own colleagues at Queen Mary.Search for more papers by this author Eric Heinze, Eric Heinze Reader in Law, Queen Mary, University of London aReader in Law, Queen Mary, University of London. This article benefited greatly from the comments of Evert Alkema, Eric Barendt, Charles Calleros, Carolyn Evans, Jonathan Griffiths, Peter Molnar, Michael Salter, David Seymour, Patrick Thornberry, James Weinstein and Tony Wood. Thanks also to the anonymous reviewers of the original submission. Ideas in this paper were first presented at a conference entitled ‘Mainstreaming Diversity’, sponsored by the Luxembourg Government Commission for Foreigners and Ministry for Family and Integration, 27–28 June 2005 at Mondorf-les-Bains, and a conference entitled ‘Hate Speech from the Street to Cyber-space’, 31 March–1 April 2006, in Budapest, Hungary, sponsored by The Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and the Center for Media and Communications Studies (CMCS) at the Central European University, Budapest. Thanks also for an invitation to present parts of this paper at a Law Faculty seminar of the University of Warwick, and for lively exchanges with my own colleagues at Queen Mary.Search for more papers by this author First published: 29 June 2006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2230.2006.00599.xCitations: 16 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume69, Issue4July 2006Pages 543-582 RelatedInformation