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One step back. The Hungarian Constitutional Court’s decision about the Liability of Commenting on the Internet
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2015-07-07
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freedom of expression individual rights necessity-proportionality test responsibility of the posts in internet democratic debate
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Balogh, Éva. (2015). One step back. The Hungarian Constitutional Court’s decision about the Liability of Commenting on the Internet. Pro Futuro, 5(1), 142-150. https://doi.org/10.26521/Profuturo/2015/1/5466
Abstract
Restrictions on the freedom of expression have been subject to mixed and constant debates. The debates are increasing in the case of free speech on the internet. In the recent past the Hungarian Constitutional Court had to examine this problem and contribute to the discourse. This article presents decision 19/2014 of the Hungarian Constitutional Court concerning the freedom of expression on the internet. The subject-matter of the case was the liability for the comments. The study intends to show the arguable points of the Court’s reasoning.