Paul Iganski

Vile Words

Why Outlaw Hate Speech as Hate Crime?

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by a leading expert on hate crime, this topical book highlights the extent to which people are punished for uttering 'vile words'., examining the justification for verbally-expressed bigotry being criminalised through the courts as hate crime and proposing an evidence-based 'red line' focusing on the harmful impact of such speech.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781529207231
• ISBN-10: 1529207231
• Artikelnr.: 59915961

Autorenporträt

Paul Iganski is Emeritus Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Lancaster University Law School. Paul's research raises awareness about the support needs of hate crime victims and offenders. He has collaborated with the equalities sector and many NGOs internationally, including the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Britain (EHRC), the Romanian Consiliul Na¿ional pentru Combaterea Discriminarii, the Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NIACRO), European Network Against Racism (ENAR), Minority Rights Group International, RAA Sachsen (Germany), Journalists for Tolerance (Belarus), and Campaign Against Homophobia (Poland).