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Legislating Against Hatred: The Law Commission Proposals on Extending Existing Hate Crime Legislation

Legislating Against Hatred: The Law Commission Proposals on Extending Existing Hate Crime Legislation

In June of this year, the Law Commission (the law reform body for England and Wales) published a consultation paper entitled ‘Hate Crime:  The Case for Extending the Existing Offences’. The current ‘hate crime’ legislation in England and Wales consists of the following:   a) the aggravated offences under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 whereby…

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