|Chapter 4| Reactions and Considerations towards Hate Speech
Measures
Organizations
in Charge
Methods
Policies
State
Community
Establishing
Environments
Support
Research
Examples of Regulations
Policies to counter hatred and discrimination
from the state or community
Protection and support for minorities
Investigations and research on hatred
and discrimination
Anti-discrimination movement from civil
Companies,
civil society
groups
Policies, etc.
Policies on responding to hatred and
discrimination from companies, universities,
organizations ,and Internet businesses
1) Limitations in Behavior
① Criminal, Civil, and Administrative Regulations
The most direct regulations against hate speech forbid hate speech and punish
those who have used hate speech. Many countries punish people under the
Criminal Act for hate speech. Some hate speech is still considered illegal under
criminal and civil acts, or it may fall under defamation or contempt under the
Criminal Act. In 2009, a person who yelled “Dirty man…. You stink,” and “Where
are you from? Are you Arab?” to a professor on a bus was punished for contempt.
Although it is typical hate speech, the person was punished, as it also fell under
contempt. It is also possible to go through civil measures including compensation
for damage or injunction from hate speech. A few years ago, a high school student
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