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Radio National Law Report Interview

Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben: free speech martyr or racist monster?

Last week Toben was sentenced to jail for contempt of court. His crime? Repeatedly ignoring a 2002 court ruling that prohibited him from publishing his rants. If he's locked up it will be the first time anyone is jailed for contempt of court arising out of breaches of federal anti-vilification legislation.

Professor Adrienne Stone, Professor of Law, Melbourne University Law School and Professor Katherine Gelber, Associate Professor, UNSW School of Social Sciences and Political Studies, authors of Hate Speech and Freedom of Speech in Australia (Federation Press, 2007 ISBN-10: 1862876533)discuss the issue.

Please click on the following link for a full transcript of the interview: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lawreport/stories/2009/2573443.htm

 

Date published: 19 May 2009

 
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