ABSTRACT
The destructive force of the far-right was tragically witnessed through the mass devastation brought about by the Second World War. The extreme-right movement promotes ideas and beliefs which are against the spirit and values of a functional human rights culture as these have been promulgated by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the documents subsequent to it. In essence, far-right entities ‘reject the principle of human equality and hence are hostile towards immigrants, minority groups and rising ethnic and cultural diversity.’ The chapter provides normative overviews of international and/or European law, due to the distinctions between the approaches being compared which serve to reflect the pros and cons of each. It also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book. The book incorporates an introductory section regarding the balancing of rights and is simultaneously a rich source of the laws in the ambit of free speech and non-discrimination in the countries under consideration.
