Violence Against Women, Hate and Law: Perspectives from Contemporary Scotland

by Olga Jurasz and Kim Barker

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030993744
• ISBN13: 9783030993740
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"