The Prevention and Combating of Hate
Crimes and Hate Speech Bill (“Hate Speech Bill”) proposes criminalising
everything from actual hate speech, to harmless insults or comedic expression.
It violates the rule of law
Hate speech will be combined with
hate crime in the eyes of the law
The language of the Bill is
confusing and introduces uncertainty
Many ordinary human expressions will
become punishable by up to three years in prison.
No other estimable country in the world
goes to such length in its regulation of speech.
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Wednesday, 15 February 2017
11h00 for 11h30 Registration & finger lunch
11h30 to 13h30
Presentation
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We hope you will join us for a discussion of
these and other issues with Gareth Cliff.
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Background:
Rex van Schalkwyk is a former judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa and is the chairman of the FMF’s Rule of Law Board of Advisers. He is the author of three books and numerous published articles.
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