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Violence against women, hate and law : perspectives from contemporary Scotland / Kim Barker, Olga Jurasz.

9783030993757 (electronic bk.)
3030993752 (electronic bk.)
9783030993740
3030993744

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

English

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white).

10.1007/978-3-030-99375-7 doi

HV6019

362.88082

This book presents the first academic study offering a holistic assessment of violence against women (VAW) in Scotland, both online and offline. In particular, it focuses on VAW, hate crime, and online forms of violence against women (OVAW). It critically assesses the gaps in the hate crime protections in Scots Law, focusing specifically on the absence of legal protections for VAW, OVAW, hate crime, and gender-based violence, and it includes international comparisons throughout. Given the current upsurge in the abuse of women, this book offers a holistic assessment of the phenomenon of VAW and makes the case for pressing law reform in Scotland, specifically for legal protections against VAW and OVAW to be included within Scots Law. The book contains not only research findings but also makes practical recommendations for law and policy reform in the areas of hate crime, VAW and OVAW. As such, it contributes to Scotlands progressive and leading approach to tackling violence against women and girls. Kim Barker is Senior Lecturer in Law at the Open University Law School, Open University, UK. Olga Jurasz is Senior Lecturer in Law at the Open University Law School, Open University, UK.

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