The Abuse Clause and Freedom of Expression in the European Human Rights Convention: An Added Value for Democracy and Human Rights Protection?
The Abuse Clause and Freedom of Expression in the European Human Rights Convention: An Added Value for Democracy and Human Rights Protection?
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欧洲人权公约中的滥用条款和言论自由：民主和人权保护的附加价值？
DOI：
10.1177/016934411102900105
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发表时间：
2011
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D. Voorhoof
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作者：
Hannes Cannie;D. Voorhoof
关于某些类型的仇恨言论，欧洲人权法院和前委员会形成了适用《欧洲人权公约》第17条的传统；即所谓的滥用条款。这一申请导致将言论自由权(第10条)完全排除在保护范围之外，这一做法与法院接受、甚至在这项权利下建立广泛保护范围的一般态度形成鲜明对比。它还与法院通常根据整个案件审查对言论自由的干涉形成对比，所有事实和法律相关要素都得到了考虑。这篇文章的目的是表明滥用条款的适用是不可取的，因为它倾向于--即使是其间接变体--搁置欧洲言论保护框架特有的实质性原则和保障措施。第17条的适用也是没有必要的，因为它绝不会为民主或人权保护创造任何附加值。因此，我们强烈鼓励欧洲法院从第10条的角度考虑所有形式的仇恨言论，而不直接或间接地对《公约》第17条产生决定性影响。
With regard to certain types of hate speech, the European Court of Human Rights and the former Commission have developed a tradition of applying Article 17 ECHR; the so-called abuse clause. This application leads to categorical exclusion from protection of the right to freedom of expression (Article 10), an approach that contrasts sharply with the Court's general attitude toward accepting and even creating a broad scope of protection under this right. It also contrasts with the Court's usual examination of interferences with freedom of expression in the light of the case as a whole, all its factual and legally relevant elements being taken into consideration. The aim of this article is to show that the abuse clause's application is undesirable, since it tends, even in its indirect variant, to set aside substantial principles and safeguards that are characteristic of the European speech-protective framework. The application of Article 17 is also unnecessary, as it in no way generates an added value for democracy or for human rights protection. We therefore strongly encourage the European Court to consider all forms of hate speech from the perspective of Article 10, without affording a decisive impact, directly nor indirectly, from Article 17 of the Convention.