Freedom of Expression in Democratic States: A New Theoretical Direction

现代民主国家必须保护表达自由，同时应对仇恨、暴力和危险的言论形式所造成的伤害--这一问题因日益加剧的种族、宗教和族裔冲突以及恐怖主义威胁（和应对措施）而加剧。 该项目之所以重要，是因为它旨在发展一种表达自由理论，这种理论不受美国判例的扭曲影响，能够解释和指导其他民主国家的法院。它的比较和理论创新将把澳大利亚奖学金放在现代政治生活中一个中心问题的最前沿，并丰富学术和公共辩论。

Modern democratic states must protect freedom of expression while also responding to the harms caused by hateful, violent and dangerous form of speech - a problem accentuated by increasing racial, religious and ethnic conflict and the threat of (and responses to) terrorism. The project is important because it aims to develop a theory of freedom of expression that - free from the distorting influence of the United States jurisprudence - can explain and guide the courts in other democratic countries. Its comparative and theoretical innovation will place Australian scholarship at the forefront of a central problem in modern political life and enrich scholarly and public debate.