Belgium: The Vlaams Blok political party convicted indirectly of racism

Decisions of the Belgian Court of Cassation <cross-ref refid="fn1" type="fn">1</cross-ref> and the Ghent Court of Appeal <cross-ref refid="fn2" type="fn">2</cross-ref>— legislation criminalizing membership in and support of racist organization—legality principle—freedom of speech—priority of the European Convention on Human Rights over the Belgian Constitution—relationship of Court of Cassation to the Constitutional Court <fn id="fn1"><no>1</no> Cour de Cassation [Cass] [final court of appeal], Decision of Nov. 9, 2004, available at www.juridat.be (in... Mehr ...