Online Lecture – Anti-Vilification & Hate Speech Law in Australia and New Zealand
Tuesday 6 July 2021, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm GMT, online (Australia & New Zealand)
Although anti-vilification laws exist in most democracies, they remain controversial. Do these laws illegitimately restrict free speech? What purposes do they serve, and what harms do they target? Do they appropriately balance competing interests?
In Australia, vilification laws in Victoria, New South Wales and the Commonwealth have been reviewed by parliamentary committees in the last four years. In New Zealand, changes to vilification laws are proposed in response to recent hate crimes.
This panel discussion brings together vilification law experts from Australia and New Zealand to discuss these complex and important issues.
A collaboration between the Castan Centre and the University of Auckland Centre for Human Rights Law, this panel will provide an update on recent developments in these two jurisdictions, and provide a framework for understanding the nature and purpose of anti-vilification laws.
Moderators
Professor Paul Rishworth, University of Auckland
Liam Elphick, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash Law
Speakers
Dr Eddie Clark, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington
Senior Lecturer at the Victoria University of Wellington Law School, with research interests in public and administrative law.
Bill Swannie, Lecturer, Victoria University
Lecturer in the College of Law and Justice, Victoria University, where he teaches and researches in media law and human rights law.
Discussants
Professor Simon Rice, University of Sydney
Kim Santow Chair of Law and Social Justice at the University of Sydney Law School, with expertise in equality and anti-discrimination law.
Professor Ursula Cheer, Dean of Law, University of Canterbury
Dean of University of Canterbury School of Law and a prominent author and scholar in media law and freedom of expression.
Find out more information and book your free place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anti-vilification-hate-speech-law-in-australia-and-new-zealand-tickets-156990377445?