Prof. Gregory GORDON Publishes Groundbreaking Study on Hate Speech and International Crimes with Oxford University Press
In June, Prof. Gregory GORDON published a book “Atrocity Speech Law: Foundation, Fragmentation, Fruition”, a groundbreaking study on the law governing the relationship between hate speech and international crimes. The book, published by Oxford University Press (OUP) and with a Foreword by legendary Nuremberg prosecutor Ben FERENCZ, is revolutionary in that it envisions a new paradigm for the law with its “Unified Liability Theory”. The current law is fragmented and does not function properly. But the Unified Liability Theory pieces the law together and makes all the parts work in relation to the other. So, for example, the speech crime of “incitement” (liability for speech before atrocity takes place) only applies to the substantive offense of genocide. Why should it not also apply to the horrible offenses of crimes against humanity and war crimes? It would under the Unified Liability Theory. Apart from fixing the relationship among the speech offenses, the book also proposes fixes to the individual speech offenses in themselves, for example, definitively removing causation as an element. The ideas put forth in “Atrocity Speech Law” are already having an impact. The International Nuremberg Principles Academy is using them for a project titled “Prevention and Accountability for Hate Speech”, which seeks to find effective ways to monitor, prevent and punish hate speech in countries around the world. The Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Serge BRAMMERTZ, has described the book as “The definitive source for prosecuting atrocity speech in international criminal law”.
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New book “Croc of Final Appeal” by our Honorary Professor the Hon. Mr. Justice BOKHARY has been released
The Hon. Mr. Justice BOKHARY has recently published his new book “Croc of Final Appeal”. The book is the third in a trilogy of his cartoon law books and its main theme is the law’s role in achieving the ideals to which humankind aspires. The link between natural law and human rights is explored. Democracy, justice and the rule of law are among the topics addressed. So are civil disobedience, constitutional methods, the separation of powers and much more besides.
Details of the book can be found here.