Cultural defense, hate crimes and equality before the law

The so-called “cultural defense” before the courts, which seeks full or partial exculpation based on the cultural identity of either the defendant or the plaintiff, and the newly established category of “hate crimes”, which enhances the criminal sentences in cases in which the criminal acts from mot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jean-Christophe Merle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2006-01-01
Series:Ethic@: an International Journal for Moral Philosophy
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ethic/article/view/17299