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Pรคivi Rรคsรคnen and the Failure of Hate Speech Laws

Robert Clarke

On March 26, the Supreme Court of Finland handed down its verdict in the case of Pรคivi Rรคsรคnen, a doctor, grandmother, and long-serving member of the Finnish parliament. The...

โ€œSafeguardsโ€ Cannot Make Euthanasia Safe

Robert Clarke

On October 4, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Belgium violated the right to life with the euthanasia of Mrs. Godelieva de Troyer in 2012. Although the...