Hate Speech Regulation: Comparative Analysis in Global South Countries (SSRN)

Five nations from the Global South—South Africa, Argentina, Colombia, India, and Mexico—were chosen for the current study’s comparative legal research of hate speech laws because of their similar sociopolitical and economic traits, which include stark inequality. The research contextualizes each nation’s legal system, jurisprudence, and critical approaches to hate speech, filling a vacuum in comparative law literature that primarily focuses on the US and Europe. Using a diverse operational definition of hate speech, the study looks at how different jurisdictions respond to intolerance using classificatory, contextualist, and functionalist approaches. In its conclusion, it considers the systemic difficulties in controlling hate speech in unequal societies and suggests avenues for more comprehensive and successful legal measures.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5441195