HATE-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE: IS IT LINKED TO HATEFUL EXPRESSION?

In 1996, the late Prof JMT Labuschagne wrote an article dealing with limits of freedom speech and hate (“Menseregtelike en Strafregtelike Bekamping van Groepsidentiteitmatige Krenking Geweld” 1996 De Jure 23). He discussed expression in United States America, various European countries, South Africa also within context international law. subsequently idea updating his thoughts, taking into consideration influence Constitution Republic Africa, Promotion Equality Prevention Unfair Discrimination Act (4 2000, commonly referred to as “Discrimination Act”). Sadly, he never got around doing so. Since article, much development has taken place this field including introduction 2004 Draft Prohibition Hate Speech Bill. The events 11 September 2001 USA 2005 bombings London (and other similar attacks all over world) have increased intolerance suspicion between people from different races religions manyfold. Immediately following bombings, it was reported that religious crime (that is, targeting England’s Muslim community) had by nearly 600% (“Religious Crime Up 600%” 2005-08-0221:14 SA http://www.news24.com visited 2 Aug 2005). is regarded exception speech/expression. notion been at length African writers (Johannessen “A Critical View Constitutional Provision: Section 16” 1997 SAJHR 136; Devenish “Freedom Expression: ‘Marketplace’ Ideas”1995 TSAR 442; Carpenter “Fundamental Rights: Is There a Pecking Order?” 1995 Codicillus 27; Johannessen Expression Information New Its Compatibility International Standards” 216; Van Rooyen “Censorship Future Africa: A Legal Perspective” 1994 283; Nesser “Hate Considerations for Land Recovering Decades Racial Repression Violence” 336; Marcus Under Constitution” 140). This note briefly touches on some aspects relating freedomof explores (rather newly discovered) crime. It asks question whether there any connection