
Weighing up Ireland’s Hate Crime Law
The new so-called Hate Crime Bill [Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate…
David Langwallner is a human rights lawyer and founder of the Innocence Project in Ireland. He was previously Dean of Law at Griffith College. He was made Pro Bono & Public Interest Team/Lawyer of the Year at the AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards 2015.
The new so-called Hate Crime Bill [Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate…
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