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Despite the widespread belief that freedom of speech is a fundamental right in Western liberal democracies, many criminal prosecutions take place each year because of things ordinary people say in public places or on social media. Until now, this widespread criminalisation of everyday discourse has largely escaped scrutiny.
Written by a leading expert on hate crime, this topical book highlights the extent to which people are punished for uttering ‘vile words’. The book examines the justification for verbally-expressed bigotry being criminalised through the courts as hate crime and proposes an evidence-based ‘red line’ focusing on the harmful impact of such speech.
Price: $38.95
Pages: 160
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Publication Date:
01 December 2023
ISBN: 9781529207231
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Crime and criminology, Social discrimination and equal treatment
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 Național pentru Combaterea Discriminării, 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).
Everyday Hate Speech;
Outlawing Vile Words: A Harms-Based Approach;
Red Lines For Criminalising Vile Words;
Countering Vile Words.