Comparative Approaches to Antisemitic Speech in The United States and Europe

ISGAP

Title: "Free Speech and Antisemitism: Comparative Approaches to Antisemitic Speech in the United States and Europe" Date: October 18, 2012 Speaker: Alexander Tsesis Affiliation: Associate Professor of Law, Loyola University Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Fordham University, New York Description: Alexander Tsesis speaks about the different approaches in regulating free speech in the United States and Europe. He notes that these different approaches are, in part, due to the countries' unique histories, with more virulent and sustained antisemitism in Europe. Despite these differences, he demonstrates that there is just as much of a principled reason to regulate hate speech in the United States, particularly as it effects Jews, as it is to regulate hate speech in Europe and elsewhere around the world.