Journal article
Canadians Discuss Freedom of Speech: Individual Rights Versus Group Protection
Abstract
Freedom of speech as an individual right is often thought to interfere with the collective rights of vulnerable groups to protection against threats of violence and demeaning group insults. This study analyzes interviews with 78 Canadian civic leaders that probed their views on this possible rights conflict. For most respondents, freedom of speech is not a core value, but one that must be reconciled with equality, nondiscrimination, and …
Authors
Howard-Hassmann
Journal
International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 109–138
Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
DOI
10.1163/15718110020907936
ISSN
1385-4879