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14 - Incitement

from Part V - Inchoate and Preparatory Acts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2019

Jérôme de Hemptinne
Affiliation:
Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Robert Roth
Affiliation:
Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Elies van Sliedregt
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
Marjolein Cupido
Affiliation:
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Manuel J. Ventura
Affiliation:
Western Sydney University
Lachezar Yanev
Affiliation:
Universiteit van Tilburg, The Netherlands
Tom Gal
Affiliation:
Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Thomas Van Poecke
Affiliation:
KU Leuven, Belgium
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Summary

Criminalizing incitement has long generated discord among scholars and practitioners. Some argue that such an offence endangers the fundamental right of freedom of expression as enshrined in human rights instruments.

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Print publication year: 2019

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