International Online Debate On Freedom of Expression

JL Fandiari writes "The Internet Rights Forum, a french non-profit organization, has just opened an international discussion forum on 'Freedom of Expression in the Information Society.'(http://www.foruminternet.org/en/ for the English version). This forum is co-moderated by three professors of Law : an Amerian (Burton Caine), a Canadian (Pierre Trudel), a Belgian (Etienne Montero), a Senegalian lawyer (Mr Elhadj Mame Gning) and is coordinated by Lionel Thoumyre (the author of Juriscom.net). Their contributions are regularly translated into French or English. This amazing experiment has been initiated to prepare a symposium organized by the French national Commission for UNESCO on 15 and 16 November in Paris on the same theme. Their say the content of the discussion forum will be synthesized in a report to be presented to the participants and the speakers of the symposium. This symposium is placed within the perspective of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2003 in Geneva. Be sure to answer the contribution of Burton Caine, professor at the Temple University School of Law, that starts by asking 'Who are we?'"

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Hitler, amyone?

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Hmmm, apparently this forum is hosted primarily in France. So, what will they do when a skinhead or neo-nazi brings up their right to free expression?