Online misogyny as a hate crime : a challenge for legal regulation? /: a challenge for legal regulation?. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kim Barker and Olga Jurasz.
• Authors: (Law teacher), Barker, Kim; Jurasz, Olga
• Contents: Table of Contents Acknowledgments Terminology Chapter 1 – Online Misogyny: Law and the Digital Feminist Introduction – Why this book and why now What this book is (not) about Addressing online misogyny through law: the limitations Jurisdiction Platform Regulation Feminism, law and the fight against (online) misogyny The rise of the digital feminist Chapter 2 – [Online] Misogyny: Old Problems, New Media? 2.1. Introduction – An open, participatory ideal? 2.2. Social Media Abuse as a Modern Phenomenon 2.3. From Offline to Online: the digital misogyny ‘switch’ 2.3.1. The Normalisation of Online Abuse 2.3.2. Political Campaigning & The ‘Techlash’ 2.3.3. Intersectional Abuse – Still Misogyny, Still a Techlash? 2.4. Conclusion Chapter 3 – Online Communications: The Legal Landscape 3.1. Introduction – Comprehension, Competence, and Cohesion? 3.2. The Limitation Paradox 3.2.1. The Devolution Settlement 3.2.2. The European Union Remit 3.2.3. Limitations – Competence v Cohesion? 3.3. Legal Challenges of Online Communications – Where Does the Problem Lie? Part I – Threats & Threats to Kill 3.4. Threats & Threats to Kill Part II – Stalking & Harassment 3.5. Stalking 3.6. Harassment Part III – Communications 3.7. Communications Networks 3.8. Conclusions Chapter 4 – Hate Crime: The Limits of the Law 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Hate crime: development and classifications 4.2.1. Defining hate crime 4.2.2. Hate crime v Hate speech 4.2.3. Hate speech and human rights 4.2.4. Hate crime: the current legal framework in England & Wales 4.2.5. Who is protected against hate crime? 4.3. Extending the boundaries of hate crime: hate (re)defined 4.3.1. Why the need to include gender in hate crime laws 4.3.2. Gender as a protected characteristic: towards law reform 4.4. Online hate (crimes) 4.4.1. Does online make it different? 4.5. Online misogyny as a hate crime 4.6. Conclusions Chapter 5 - #OVAW, The Internet & Hate: Unfinished (Legal) Business 5.1. The realities of everyday, gender-based hate 5.2. Online misogyny: not a legislative priority 5.3. Implications for legal response and regulation 5.4. Final Thought Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 345.410256; Libel and slander -- Great Britain; Hate crimes -- Great Britain; Misogyny -- Great Britain; Internet -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429491078; 9780429956812; 9780429956799; 9780429956805
• Related ISBNs: 9781138590373
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