The Limits of Free Speech: Democratic Legitimacy in Canada and New Zealand

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The Limits of Free Speech: Democratic Legitimacy in Canada and New Zealand

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This paper explores the balancing act between freedom of expression and hate speech. It takes its cue from a recent dialogue between Ronald Dworkin and Jeremy Waldron concerning democratic legitimacy. This dialogue forms the conceptual starting point for the paper, and a detailed analysis of democratic principles will follow. Robert Post’s participatory theory of democracy is critiqued, and his recent conversion to democratic relativism is analysed. The operation of hate speech laws in Canada...

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14 Nov, 2021

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Winsley, Alexander

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Democratic legitimacy / Hate speech / Freedom of expression / Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 1982 / New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 / School: School of Law / 180114 Human Rights Law / 970118 Expanding Knowledge in Law and Legal Studies / Human Rights Law

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