The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the "Right to be Protected against Incitement"
Article 20(2) of the un's International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (iccpr) is an odd human rights clause. It provides that "[a]ny advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law.&qu...
| Published in: | Journal of law, religion and state |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Journal of law, religion and state
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966 Dezember 19)
/ Freedom of opinion
/ Inciting
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy XA Law |
| Further subjects: | B
freedom of expression
B incitement B religious hatred B Article 20(2) iccpr B Religion |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Article 20(2) of the un's International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (iccpr) is an odd human rights clause. It provides that "[a]ny advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law." Accordingly, this provision does not appear to codify a fundamental right but rather a sui generis state obligation. The present article aims at providing a legal taxonomy of this international incitement clause, ultimately also answering the question as to whether, despite its unique formulation as speech prohibition, it contains a justiciable right to protection from incitement. |
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| ISSN: | 2212-4810 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of law, religion and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22124810-00701005 |