Religion, Terrorism and Speech in a ‘Post-Charlie Hebdo’ World

This article reviews the policy responses and the freedom of expression case law following the Charlie Hebdo attack. It unpacks the ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ frame-work from a freedom of expression standpoint and analyses court decisions related to glorification of terrorism and incitement to h...

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Published in:Religion and human rights
Main Author: Callamard, Agnes (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill, Nijhoff 2015
In: Religion and human rights
Further subjects:B Charlie Hebdo attack terrorism countering violent extremism incitement to violence religious hatred glorification of terrorism International Convention for Civil and Political Rights
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Summary:This article reviews the policy responses and the freedom of expression case law following the Charlie Hebdo attack. It unpacks the ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ frame-work from a freedom of expression standpoint and analyses court decisions related to glorification of terrorism and incitement to hatred with a particular focus on France and the United States as well as Russia, and Scandinavia. It shows the determination of governments to tackle the non-violent “ideological” bases of “terrorism”, and to treat religion as largely a public order issue. It concludes that in a post-Charlie Hebdo world, courts also have taken short cuts, instrumentalising not only speech to perceived higher needs, but judicial reasoning and practices as well.
ISSN:1871-0328
Contains:In: Religion and human rights
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18710328-12341288