The Pitfalls of International Human Rights Monitoring: Some Critical Remarks on the 1995 Human Rights Watch/Helsinki Report on Xenophobia in Germany

Argues that the report improperly applied US legal standards to Germany's hate speech laws.

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Published in:Human rights quarterly 1996-11, Vol.18 (4), p.833-842
Main Author: Wiegandt, Manfred H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attorneys
CONFLICT
Criminal law
Ethnic conflict
Federal law
Federal Republic of Germany
Foreigners
Freedom of speech
Genocide
Germany
Hate
Human Rights
Human rights policy
Human Rights Watch
HUMAN RIGHTS, DECLARATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS (OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS)
International aspects
International human rights
International law
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Jurisprudence
Law
Legal evidence
Nongovernmental Organizations
POST-COLD WAR
Prosecuting attorneys
Speech
Terrorism
UNITED NATIONS
Violence
Violent crimes
Xenophobia
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Summary:Argues that the report improperly applied US legal standards to Germany's hate speech laws.
ISSN:0275-0392
1085-794X
1085-794X
DOI:10.1353/hrq.1996.0050