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> The US constitution categorically upholds the value of Free Speech whereas the European Court of Human Rights Article 10 explicitly lists the reasons that fre
by braiamp 2y ago
> The US constitution categorically upholds the value of Free Speech whereas the European Court of Human Rights Article 10 explicitly lists the reasons that free expression can be constrained.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2013.851476 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2013.85...
It normally boils down to a <we allow this, except when this>, vs <we allow everything without restrictions>.
There's also wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_10_of_the_European_Convention_on_Human_Rights#Comparison_to_the_US_First_Amendment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_10_of_the_European_Con...
- lxgr 2y agoMaybe aspirationally, but practically, even the First Amendment has limits: Shouting "fire" in a crowded theater; prior restraint, as is the case for e.g. restricted data under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; copyright...