Jacob Mchangama
Biographic Data
| ID | 505603 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacob Mchangama |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacob |
| FAMILY NAME | Mchangama |
| SIGNATURE | MCHANGAMA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-0153-9802 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Future of Free Speech
An incisive examination of free speech's global decline and a framework for preserving expression in democratic societies.The Future of Free Speech confronts a stark truth: the right to speak freely is under siege. Once celebrated as a cornerstone of democratic societies, free expression is now met with growing suspicion and retaliation across the globe. Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff present a panoramic view of how we arrived at this pivotal m…
Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights
In Handyside v. The United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held that the right to freedom of expression, as provided for in Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects not only expressions that are favorably received but also those that ‘offend, shock or disturb’. 1 Yet, the Court has since developed a substantial body of inconsistent case-law allowing restrictions on ‘hate speech’ that severely questions the…
Do Social Rights Affect Social Outcomes
While the United Nations and NGOs are pushing for global judicialization of economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCRs), little is known of their consequences. We provide evidence of the effects of introducing three types of ESCRs into the constitution: the rights to education, health, and social security. Employing a large panel covering annual data from 160 countries in the period 1960–2010, we find no robust evidence of positive effects of E…
Freedom of Expression and National Security
The Problem With Hate Speech Laws
Additional informationNotes on contributorsJacob Mchangama is founder and Director of The Freedom Rights Project, a human rights organization dedicated to restoring liberty as the heart of human rights. He is also the founder and executive director of Justitia, a new Copenhagen based think tank focusing on human rights and the rule of law. He has written and commented on human rights in international media including Foreign Policy, Foreign Affair…
Do Social Rights Affect Social Outcomes
While the United Nations and NGOs are pushing for global judicialization of economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCRs), little is known of their consequences. We provide evidence of the effects of introducing three types of ESCRs into the constitution: the rights to education, health, and social security. Employing a large panel covering annual data from 160 countries in the period 1960–2010, we find no robust evidence of positive effects of E…
The Problem With Hate Speech Laws
Additional informationNotes on contributorsJacob Mchangama is founder and Director of The Freedom Rights Project, a human rights organization dedicated to restoring liberty as the heart of human rights. He is also the founder and executive director of Justitia, a new Copenhagen based think tank focusing on human rights and the rule of law. He has written and commented on human rights in international media including Foreign Policy, Foreign Affair…
Freedom of Expression and National Security
The Problem With Hate Speech Laws
Additional informationNotes on contributorsJacob Mchangama is founder and Director of The Freedom Rights Project, a human rights organization dedicated to restoring liberty as the heart of human rights. He is also the founder and executive director of Justitia, a new Copenhagen based think tank focusing on human rights and the rule of law. He has written and commented on human rights in international media including Foreign Policy, Foreign Affair…
Freedom of Expression and National Security
Do Social Rights Affect Social Outcomes
While the United Nations and NGOs are pushing for global judicialization of economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCRs), little is known of their consequences. We provide evidence of the effects of introducing three types of ESCRs into the constitution: the rights to education, health, and social security. Employing a large panel covering annual data from 160 countries in the period 1960–2010, we find no robust evidence of positive effects of E…
Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights
In Handyside v. The United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held that the right to freedom of expression, as provided for in Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects not only expressions that are favorably received but also those that ‘offend, shock or disturb’. 1 Yet, the Court has since developed a substantial body of inconsistent case-law allowing restrictions on ‘hate speech’ that severely questions the…
The Future of Free Speech
An incisive examination of free speech's global decline and a framework for preserving expression in democratic societies.The Future of Free Speech confronts a stark truth: the right to speak freely is under siege. Once celebrated as a cornerstone of democratic societies, free expression is now met with growing suspicion and retaliation across the globe. Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff present a panoramic view of how we arrived at this pivotal m…
Political science (5 works) · Human rights (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Freedom of Expression and Defamation (3 works) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Freedom of the press (2 works) · Human Rights and Development (2 works)