Regulating Racism: Racial Vilification Laws in Australia

Regulating Racism provides a comprehensive examination of the history and current operation of federal, state, and territorial racial vilification laws in Australia. Based on detailed analysis of relevant reports, legislation, parliamentary debates, statistical data, and judicial and quasi-judicial decisions, it reviews the range of approaches to the legal regulation of racial vilification which have been adopted in this country, including the creation of criminal offences, statutory torts, and grounds of human rights ... Read More

Regulating Racism provides a comprehensive examination of the history and current operation of federal, state, and territorial racial vilification laws in Australia. Based on detailed analysis of relevant reports, legislation, parliamentary debates, statistical data, and judicial and quasi-judicial decisions, it reviews the range of approaches to the legal regulation of racial vilification which have been adopted in this country, including the creation of criminal offences, statutory torts, and grounds of human rights complaint. The book addresses a number of key questions about the origins and operation of racial vilification laws. Why were different legislative models chosen? What are the implications of those choices for victims of racial vilification? How have racial vilification laws been applied and interpreted? Regulating Racism evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches to the legal regulation of racial vilification which have been utilised to date in Australia. Read Less