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When Free Speech Got Foolish: France’s Dieudonné Verdict

It lies in the ambiguity of the European Convention on Human Rights. Article 10, the provision that provides for the protection of free speech, can hardly be said to be the broad creature it purports to be.  Restrictions will be tolerated, as long as they be “in accordance with law” and “necessary in a democratic society”.