Ex malo bono: does this Latin proverb apply to Holocaust denial? The cunning of reason

Identifies instances in which Holocaust denial has led to some worthwhile outcomes.The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany made an important decision when it established that public denial of a proven and generally acknowledged historical fact is not protected by laws guaranteeing freedom of opinion. Prominence of Holocaust survivors and other eyewitnesses of the Holocaust in schools and other educational institutions can be partly explained as a result of the challenge posed by Holocaust denial. The Irving Trail held in 2000 led to a clear articulation of the duties of a historian