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Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1177/1358229112454797 BibTeX citation key: Vrielink2012 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: "Tintin", Colonialism, Hergé, Justice, Kulturpolitik, Remi. Georges Creators: Vrielink Collection: International Journal of Discrimination and the Law |
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In Belgium, a Congolese student and a minority organisation sought to obtain a ban on the comic book Tintin in the Congo. A Brussels court rejected their claims. Despite this outcome, the reasoning of the court jeopardises free speech. As regards the applicants: offensive as the comic may be, their recourse to the law seems both misdirected and counterproductive.
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