Dear all,

We are pleased to announce the following online book talk will be held on October 1.

*Online Book Talk: Hate Speech in Japan--The Possibility of a Non-Regulatory Approach*

Host:
Freedom of Speech Research Group, International Association of Constitutional Law

Sponsor:
Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica

Date: Oct. 1st (Fri), 2021

Time: 9 pm (UTC+9/Tokyo); 1 pm (UTC+1/London); 8 am (UTC-4/New York)

15 min. to the webinar Test and Preparation

10 min.

Opening remarks

Moderator

Jimmy Chia-Shin Hsu

Associate Research Professor, Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica

Book Editors

Yuji Nasu | Professor of Law, Seinan Gakuin University

Recent Development of Non-regulatory Approach

Shinji Higaki | Associate Professor of Law, Doshisha University

Non-regulatory Approach as a Third Way for Tackling Hate Speech

50-60 min. Presentation

Presenters

Ryangok Ku | Attorney at Law, Japan Federation of Bar Associations & Osaka Bar Associations

An Enduring Significance of the Kyoto Korean School Case

Keigo Obayashi | Professor of Law, Chiba University

An Overview of the Japanese Free Speech Law and Its Implication for Hate Speech Regulation

Ayako Hatano | Research Fellow, Center of Human Rights Education and Training, Japan

Japanese Hate Speech Law through the Lens of International Human Rights Law

Naoto Higuchi | Professor of Sociology, Waseda University

Japanese Far-right Movement and Hate Speech

30 min. Discussion

Discussants

Venkat Iyer, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK

Adrienne Stone, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, Melbourne Law School, Australia

Craig Martin, Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law, Kansas, USA

20 min. Q & A

Registration: https://forms.gle/VQ5uMF9tHPhRQWWR9 <https://forms.gle/VQ5uMF9tHPhRQWWR9> (open in new window)

Note:
*Due to limited capacity, this form will be closed once the registration is full. To all registered attendees, the link to the online meeting will be announced via email two weeks before the event.

Contact: Ms. Wu
as0210417@gate.sinica.edu.tw <mailto:as0210417@gate.sinica.edu.tw>

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Naoto Higuchi
School of Human Sciences, Waseda University
2-579-15, Mikajima, Tokorozawa 3591192, Japan
higuchinaoto@waseda.jp