Beyond the Binary: A Principled Framework for Hate Speech Reform in Aotearoa New Zealand
The debate over hate-speech legislation in Aotearoa New Zealand has become mired in false binaries. We are told we must choose between protecting vulnerable communities and safeguarding free expression, between legislative action and education, between criminalisation and impunity. This framing is not only unhelpful; it is false. The international human-rights
