Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil, Do No Evil

Abstract: Once again Europe is faced with the challenge to which extent should a democratic state act in a militant manner to combat threats to its democratic future. Croatia and Sweden, both the European Union and Council of Europe member states, are also facing the increased clash between the freedom of expression and the far-right expression that occurs in public debate, therefore, affecting the legislative framework throughout the produced case law. Comparative legal research on the constitutional protection of freedom of expression and related rights in Croatia and Sweden depicts the state of militant democracy in the context of contemporary far-right expression in the national constitutional contexts, as well on the broader scale given their necessity to comply with the international and European legal standards.