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Admission FREE, no booking required.
Abstract:
Scottish Justice Secretary Michael Mathieson recently disclosed that the Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC had written to him to highlight a potential gap in the law arising from the somewhat perplexing decision by senior Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) counsel that the circumstances of the murder of Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah by Bradford taxi driver Tanveer Ahmed ‘did not meet the statutory test for an offence to be aggravated by religious prejudice’. This has prompted me to attempt to critically evaluate the Scottish approach to crimes involving ‘prejudice’ more generally, ranging from common law breach of the peace, ‘offensive behaviour at regulated football matches and ‘hate crime’ more generally through to murder. The key research question is whether there is legal certainty and consistency in the Scottish legal framework, or whether improvements or further gaps might be identified. As the research is still embryonic, audience participation and feedback will be most welcome.
- Speaker
- Dr Philip Glover
- Hosted by
- School of Law
- Venue
- New King's NK3
- Contact
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Suzi Warren
Research, Commercial and Events Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 1224 273421
Email: smjwarren@abdn.ac.uk