Blasphemy Versus Incitement
Jeroen Temperman, ‘Blasphemy versus Incitement: An International Law Perspective’, in: Christopher Beneke, Christopher Grenda and David Nash (eds.), Profane: Sacrilegious Expression in a Multicultural Age (University of California Press, 2014), pp. 401–425
29 Pages Posted: 8 Jan 2016
Date Written: 2014
Abstract
A close examination of Article 20(2) ICCPR supports the view that the threshold of this extreme-speech provision is very high. This paper argues that Article 20(2) does not actually ban "hate speech", but rather requires prohibitions of certain, qualified types of extreme speech, namely those speech acts that incite adverse responses (discrimination, hostility or violence). This clause's key terms are conceptualized and contrasted with low-threshold blasphemy or defamation bans.
Keywords: Incitement, blaspemy, defamation, Article 20(2) ICCPR
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