Incitement to Terrorism

Anne F. Bayefsky is a Professor and Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, and President of Human Rights Voices. A member of the International Law Association’s Committee on Human Rights in Times of Emergency, she has taught at York University, the University of Ottawa Law Faculty, and Columbia University Law School. She has served on both governmental and non-governmental delegations to UN bodies and conferences around the world for over three decades, as well as having been on advisory committees to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the UN Development Programme. She is the author or editor of 11 books in the areas of international and constitutional human rights law, and the recipient of Canada’s highest human rights research award, the Bora Laskin National Fellowship in Human Rights Research.Laurie R. Blank is Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the International Humanitarian Law Clinic at Emory University School of Law, where she teaches the law of armed conflict and works with students to provide assistance to international tribunals, non-governmental organizations and militaries around the world on cutting edge issues in humanitarian law and human rights. She is the co-author of International Law and Armed Conflict: Fundamental Principles and Contemporary Challenges in the Law of War (Aspen Publishing 2013; Concise Edition 2016), and the author of numerous articles on the law of armed conflict. She is the Chair of the American Society of International Law Lieber Prize Committee and a core expert on the Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space. Before coming to Emory, she was a program officer in the Rule of Law Program at the United States Institute of Peace.

• List of ContributorsIntroductionPart 1: Foundational IssuesFreedom of Expression, Hate Speech, and Incitement to Terrorism and Genocide: Resonances and TensionsGregory S. GordonPublic International Law and Cyber Incitements to ViolenceSean WattsIncitement to Terror and Freedom of SpeechMicah Lakin AvniPart 2: Comparative PerspectivesWrestling with Freedom of Expression and the Spread of Extremism: A uk PerspectiveRonald ThwaitesFrench Law and eu Rules in the Fight against Incitement to Terrorism or Violent ExtremismSylvie SchlangerCanadian Legal Perspectives on Incitement to TerrorismContaining the Proliferation of Incitement: A Canadian PerspectiveChristian LeuprechtIncitement and Related Matters in Israeli LawFighting Incitement: The Work and Practice of the Israeli Prosecution 2014–2016Erez PadanThe un and IncitementAnne BayefskyPart 3: Incitement, Terrorism and WarTargeting Speech in WarRachel VanLandinghamCriminal and Military Incitement Response Tools: Prosecution and Security DetentionGeoffrey S. CornImminence ReconsideredAsa KasherPart 4: Emerging Issues and ChallengesInciting Terrorism on the Internet: The Limits of Tolerating IntoleranceAmos GuioraCombating Incitement to Violence on the Internet through Service Provider ActionDavid MatasPolice and Incitement to Terrorism: The Challenge of Countering Violent NarrativesRobert R. FriedmannIndex