Publication Date
11-2024
Abstract
This article discusses the sentencing of Jordan Parlour for inciting racial hatred through social media posts that encouraged attacks on a hotel housing refugees and asylum seekers. The case highlights the serious implications associated with online hate speech and the legal framework set by Articles 19 and 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to be particular, which prohibit incitement to national, racial, or religious hatred. The commentary advocates for the need for harsher and stricter punishments to deter such incitement and calls for social media companies to strengthen and improve their content moderation practices. It also highlights the importance of protecting marginalised groups and proposes remedies for victims, drawing comparisons with other recent cases of online incitement.
Recommended Citation
Beyani, Chaloka
(2024)
"Punishing Inciting Racial Hatred Through Social Media: A Review of R v. Jordan Parlour [2024] EWHC 2323 (Ch),"
SAIPAR Case Review: Vol. 7:
Iss.
2, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/scr/vol7/iss2/6
