Vile Words: Why Outlaw Hate Speech as Hate Crime?

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).