The rules were developed following Lord Bracadale's independent review of hate crime legislation which concluded that new specific offences relating to stirring up hatred were needed. The legislation was passed by a majority of MSPs in the Scottish parliament in 2021. The offence c...
There are fears innocent people could end up on police databases with controversial new hate crime laws in Scotland being weaponised to "settle scores". Legislation is being introduced on 1 April criminalising threatening or abusive behaviour which is intended to stir up hatred based on ...
Community Security Trust, and the Union of Jewish Students asked Starmer to review hate crime legislation, policing, and prosecution at a Friday 10 Downing Street meeting. The government needed to address extremism from the far Right, far Left, and radical Islamists, the groups said in a joint...
Ireland’s landmarkhate crime law– the Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 – came into force last week, marking a historic moment in Irish law regarding the treatment of hate-motivated offences. The new law prescribes increased prison sentences where hatred predicated upon real or perceiv...
“We protect women in the workplace from discrimination on grounds of their sex, but not in the courtroom,” Creasy said in a statement Tuesday. “It's time to learn from where misogyny has been treated as a form of hate crime and end this gap.” ...
The proposed legislation also suggests criminalizing the participation of Russian citizens in warfare abroad that is aimed against the interests of the country. The proposed penalty, in this case, is imprisonment for up to 20 years with a fine of up to 500,000 rubles (around $8,000). Swit...
Also of interest are judicial reviews in complex and high-profile areas, including topical issues such as the right to protest; anti-discrimination; anti-terror legislation; torture and rendition; and state accountability. There will be some overlap with the public law section, as well as ...
Mr Blunkett had taken the view that Ms Calvey would have to wait until she could take advantage of new legislation passing through Parliament dealing with the position of lifers’ tariffs. But by then she would probably have served the full 15-year tariff, and this would amount to a “crue...
Mr Blunkett had taken the view that Ms Calvey would have to wait until she could take advantage of new legislation passing through Parliament dealing with the position of lifers’ tariffs. But by then she would probably have served the full 15-year tariff, and this would amount to a “crue...
The Scottish government unveiled the new draft law last year afternearly three-quartersof respondents to the 2017 survey backed a new self-declaratory system. The proposed legislation retains safeguards like a statutory declaration in front of a judge and “criminal proceedings for lying or making fa...