Internationalizing Hate Crime and the Problem of the Intractable State
Internationalizing Hate Crime and the Problem of the Intractable State
The Case of Ireland
This chapter addresses the character, effectiveness, and interrelationship of international critiques of Ireland’s legislative ‘permission to hate’. Hate crime law can, ‘by its silences’ exclude groups from protection afforded to others, leaving unnamed groups vulnerable to victimization and being perceived as ‘legitimate victims’ (Perry 2001: 198). The authors present empirical research findings which attest to the presence of hate crime in Ireland and the impacts of its official invisibility. They draw on data from third-party recording mechanisms, the State, and interviews with victims and victim advocates, documenting the difficulty of accessing justice in the absence of legislation Ireland’s legislative position has been repeatedly criticized by supranational organizations such as CERD and ECRI. The authors evaluate the content of these critiques and interrogate their impact. They find that the failure of intergovernmental bodies to stir Ireland into action raises important questions regarding the possibility of internationalizing responses to hate crime.
Keywords: hate crime, hate studies, Ireland, international law, legislation, NGOs, UN, ECRI
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