ABSTRACT
The far-right as organised in any form, be it a political party, a non-party group or the subculture milieu, poses a threat to doctrines, such as the rule of law, and is destructive to the rights and freedoms of its victims on a micro, meso and macro level. The tragedy of the Second World War prompted the international community to set out mechanisms to prevent the far-right from rising again. On a UN level, Article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination lays down a positive obligation on States to prohibit racist expression, racist violence and organisations and propaganda which promote and incite racial discrimination. The European Union Framework Decision, referred to earlier, prohibits the public incitement to violence or hatred, but not discrimination, directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to race, colour, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin.
