The Haridwar hate assembly: The answer to divisive politics is not law alone, but also civil society mobilisation

Muralidharan, Sukumar (2022) The Haridwar hate assembly: The answer to divisive politics is not law alone, but also civil society mobilisation. The Leaflet.

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Abstract

India and the world have a long way to go in legislating a practical set of principles on hate speech. Standards of civility are meanwhile under challenge as citizens of even the most stable liberal democracies retreat into narrow ghettos of identity, and respect for the dignity of the “other” disappears.

Item Type: Article in News Papers and Magazine
Keywords: Hate speech | Freedom of expression | Constitutional rights | Legal standards
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Political Science
JGU School/Centre: Jindal School of Journalism & Communication
Depositing User: Arjun Dinesh
Date Deposited: 07 Jul 2022 11:30
Last Modified: 07 Jul 2022 11:30
Official URL: https://www.theleaflet.in/the-haridwar-hate-assemb...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/3657

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