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Crimes motivated by prejudice

(on the problems with the analysis of hate crimes)

Author(s): Wojciech Dadak
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Polska Akademia Umiejętności / Krakowski Instytut Prawa Karnego Fundacja
Keywords: hate crime;discrimination;prejudice;hate speech;minority;

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to problems with defining, describing and analyzing crimes motivated by hate. This issue is presented in the context of the legal provisions prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of nationality, ethnicity, race, religious denomination, politics, and nondenominational. The article proposes to supplement the terms used so far with the terms allowing to distinguish these crimes from other types.

  • Issue Year: 22/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 21-34
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish