Constitutional Law Around the Globe: Fundamental Rights, the Freedom of Speech and “Hate Speech” in Canada

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rinc.v10i2.89148

Keywords:

fundamental rights, freedom of speech, hate speech, Supreme Court of Canada, Constitution Act.

Abstract

This paper exploring the Freedom of Speech in Canadian Constitutional Law is part of the series “Constitutional Law Around the Globe”. This chapter of the series focuses on “Fundamental Rights and Freedom of Speech” in contemporary democracies. Second in the row, this paper analyses the Freedom of Speech in Canadian Constitutional Law and how it has been shaped by the Supreme and lower courts over time, specially on the so-called “hate speech”. A final paper will approach the legal systems composing the series in a comparative perspective.

Author Biography

Luiz Henrique Diniz Araujo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Professor de Direito Constitucional da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (Recife-PE, Brasil). Doutor (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife/PE, Brasil). Mestre (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife/PE, Brasil). Visiting Researcher University of California, Berkeley (California, EUA), com bolsa CAPES. Estágio Pós-Doutoral Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, França (2017). Estágio Pós-Doutoral University of British Columbia, Canadá (2019). Procurador Federal. Professor de Direito Constitucional e Direito Processual Civil da Escola da AGU. Membro do Grupo REC de Estudos Constitucionais. Membro da Associação Norte e Nordeste de Professores de Processo-ANNEP.

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Published

2023-12-15

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ARAUJO, Luiz Henrique Diniz. Constitutional Law Around the Globe: Fundamental Rights, the Freedom of Speech and “Hate Speech” in Canada. Revista de Investigações Constitucionais, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 2, p. e243, 2023. DOI: 10.5380/rinc.v10i2.89148. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/e243. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2023): May/August

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