We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
THE DISSEMINATION AND EXPORTATION OF HATE: LEGAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ANTI-LGBT HATE SPEECH ABROAD.
- Authors
BENCH, MEGAN
- Abstract
There is a recent and growing trend of primarily American conservative and religious leaders travelling internationally to propagate and incite anti-LGBT animus, hatred, and in many cases, state sanctioned or tolerated violence. As it currently stands, the human rights framework is inadequate in holding these anti-LGBT extremists accountable for their actions. This Note will detail the deficiencies of the current legal avenues: hate speech and incitement in international, regional, and domestic venues, and litigation in the United States under the Alien Tort Statute. Ultimately finding the current regime inapplicable to the circumstances, this Note will propose a new framework designed to hold these and other actors legally accountable through a convention on hate speech, including the extraterritorial application of existing human rights laws to private actors, and a requirement that states provide civil remedies for international victims domestically.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ANTI-LGBTQ+ discrimination laws; HATE speech; JUDICIAL accountability; CONSERVATIVES; RELIGIOUS leaders; TORT theory
- Publication
George Washington International Law Review, 2016, Vol 48, Issue 4, p853
- ISSN
1534-9977
- Publication type
Article