TY  - BOOK
AU  - Elósegui,M.
AU  - Hermida,Cristina
TI  - Racial justice, policies and courts' legal reasoning in Europe
T2  - Ius Gentium (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
SN  - 9783319535791
SN  - 1534-6781
U1  - 342.873094 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Cham, Switzerland
PB  - Springer
KW  - Race discrimination
KW  - European Union countries
KW  - Hate crimes
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Discrimination in justice administration
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Race relations
N1  - Part I. Theoretical and legal framework; 1. Human dignity and minority protection. Some reflections on a theory of minority rights; Rainer Arnold; 2. The rational loving citizen: towards a true interculturality; Aránzazu Novales Alquézar; 3. Denial or justification of genocide as a criminal offence in European law; María Elósegui; Part II. Specific thematic cases; 4. Argumentation of the court of Strasbourg's jurisprudence regarding the discrimination against Roma; Cristina Hermida; 5. Gypsies, the administration of justice, automation and the resolution of problems; Fernando Galindo; 6. Violent urban gangs. Main perpetrators in hate crimes; D.D. Gil and A.F. Lopez; Part III. Specific case studies of various countries; 7. The state of racial justice in Germany; Wolfram Bechtel; 8. Latest developments in combating racism in the UK; Michael Whine; 9. Could the Estonian ban on hate speech be interpreted in a more efficient way?; Sten Andreas Sterlich; 10. An experience of reasonable accommodation. The Portuguese constitutional court  ruling N. 544/2014, dated 15th July; Paulo Marrecas Fereira; 11. Racism from the perspecitve of the Brazilian courts of justice: a critical analysis; José Renato Gaziero Cella, and Lahis Pasquali Kurtz.
N2  - "This volume looks at how courts and the police handle racial discrimination in Europe. The chapters show that beyond legal technique, neither the legislators nor the judges escape from their own emotions when responding to racial discrimination. But, as the authors point out, emotions are not always negative. They can also help in a positive way in judicial interpretation. The study profiles five countries: Germany, UK, Estonia, Portugal and Spain. Each of these belong both to the European Union and to the Council of Europe. Coverage examines the responsibility of the public powers, more specifically of the legislative and judicial power, both of the police and of the judiciary, in persecuting racist behavior. In addition, the authors also consider the increase in racism in groups of citizens. The authors argue that racial justice is a proactive reinforcement of policies, practices, attitudes and actions that lead to equal access to opportunities for all. After reading this book, readers will gain a better understanding of the reasoning of legislators, police and judges when dealing with racial discrimination in Europe today."--
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