Thursday, October 27, 2005

“Speech crime” and deportation / ECLN, Oct 2005

PDF - http://www.ecln.org/essays/essay-2.pdf
Liz Fekete
"The debate over ‘speech crimes’ has intensified, with several European countries, including France, Germany and Italy, citing the London bombings to justify further counter-terror measures and amendments to immigration laws. The UK government, for its part, has introduced a new antiterrorist bill which, if passed, would criminalise any speech that glorifies terrorism. While the UK legislation is deeply disturbing, most attempts to outlaw speech have come not from primary legislation of this sort, but through littleknown and less keenly observed administrative measures and reforms to immigration law."