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The book considers how speech on social media during an armed conflict could potentially be considered a criminal offence. In doing so, it reviews the European Court of Human Rights case law on the limits of freedom of speech in an armed conflict. The author then makes recommendations on how this should be reconciled with freedom of speech in a post-conflict society. The book first outlines the propaganda cyberwar strategies being employed by the Russian Federation in the war against Ukraine. It then considers such incidents against the criminal law of Ukraine and Germany to determine when speech on social media can be considered an offence.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Diagnostics of destructive propaganda.- Chapter 3. Ukraine's reaction to propaganda in wartime conditions.- Chapter 4. Ukrainian cases on the propaganda of changing the constitutional order or state borders.- Chapter 5. Hate speech.- Chapter 6. Freedom of speech in the conditions of an armed conflict.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.
About the author
Svitlana Mazepa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Law and Procedure at West Ukrainian National University and a former Vice-Dean of its Faculty of Law. She is also an international Guest Researcher in the Centre for European and International Criminal Law Studies at Osnabrück University. Mazepa has been awarded a Volkswagen scholarship for her research projects "On Propaganda and Misinformation as Tools of the Information War" (2022/2023) and "Digital Violation in the Human Rights Dimension" (2023/2024).
In 2022, she served as a Visiting Professor at Jagiellonian University. Her professional background includes her role as Senior Inspector at the National Central Bureau of Interpol in Ukraine. She is a member of the International Police Association, a speaker at the High School of Judges, and a trainer in anti-corruption courses for civil servants. Additionally, she has authored several articles and book chapters, and has participated in numerous international research projects and internships.
Mazepa is an elected Council member of the European Law Institute and the inaugural Chair of the ELI Ukrainian Hub. She is an active participant in international conferences and projects, and has authored over 60 articles. Her scientific interests focus on criminal law and international cooperation in criminal matters. She speaks Ukrainian, Russian, and English, and is actively studying German and Polish.
