Symbols of illiberalism in the world of liberal states

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Symbols of illiberalism in the world of liberal states

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Liberal democracies, by their very nature, shall be tolerant and open to diverse views and opinions. Should, however, tolerance and openness extend to illiberal ideas and to symbols of illiberal ideologies and regimes? While the first part of the question has received an extensive coverage in the academic literature, the second has passed largely undiscussed. The recent attempts by several countries of Central and Eastern Europe to ban the use of certain political symbols show however how topical the issue is. The prohibition of symbols of illiberal ideologies or regimes could be addressed from various perspectives. The current chapter discusses it in light of the main normative system applicable in liberal democracies, that of international human rights law and, primarily, the European Convention on Human Rights. Drawing upon the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and upon national legal acts and court decisions from several Central and Eastern European countries (section 1), the chapter shows that the European Convention makes it possible for States to outlaw the public use of illiberal symbols (section 2). The legal regulation needs however to fulfil the classical criteria of lawful restrictions of human rights – legality, legitimacy, and necessity in a democratic society (section 2.1). The paper argues that when limiting the use of political symbols, States should also take into account the presence or absence of social consensus on the interpretation of a certain symbol and the overall purpose of the restriction. So far, these factors have been largely neglected both at the national and at the European level (section 2.2).

Název v anglickém jazyce

Symbols of illiberalism in the world of liberal states

Popis výsledku anglicky

Liberal democracies, by their very nature, shall be tolerant and open to diverse views and opinions. Should, however, tolerance and openness extend to illiberal ideas and to symbols of illiberal ideologies and regimes? While the first part of the question has received an extensive coverage in the academic literature, the second has passed largely undiscussed. The recent attempts by several countries of Central and Eastern Europe to ban the use of certain political symbols show however how topical the issue is. The prohibition of symbols of illiberal ideologies or regimes could be addressed from various perspectives. The current chapter discusses it in light of the main normative system applicable in liberal democracies, that of international human rights law and, primarily, the European Convention on Human Rights. Drawing upon the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and upon national legal acts and court decisions from several Central and Eastern European countries (section 1), the chapter shows that the European Convention makes it possible for States to outlaw the public use of illiberal symbols (section 2). The legal regulation needs however to fulfil the classical criteria of lawful restrictions of human rights – legality, legitimacy, and necessity in a democratic society (section 2.1). The paper argues that when limiting the use of political symbols, States should also take into account the presence or absence of social consensus on the interpretation of a certain symbol and the overall purpose of the restriction. So far, these factors have been largely neglected both at the national and at the European level (section 2.2).

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

AG - Právní vědy

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Baltic Yearbook of International Law

ISBN

978-90-04-32974-4

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

249-267

Počet stran knihy

642

Název nakladatele

Brill

Místo vydání

Leiden

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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