Posted by Eugene Volokh: Europe and Free Speech: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_05_22-2005_05_28.shtml#1117064349
The European approach to speech that conveys disfavored viewpoints -- often defended by many Europeans and some Americans as more "reasonable" and "flexible" than the American "absolutist" approach -- is apparently on display in [1]the criminal prosecution of Oriana Fallaci for allegedly libeling Islam. I hope Chris Newman, who has blogged a good deal about Fallaci in the past, will have more on the subject soon. By the way, the story says "Grasso's ruling homed in on 18 sentences in the book, saying some of Fallaci's words were 'without doubt offensive to Islam and to those who practice that religious faith.'" Is there a list somewhere of those 18 sentences? References 1. http://cmnewman.blogspot.com/2005/05/here-we-go-again.html _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://highsorcery.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
