Abstract

The term hate crime is instinctively understood across policy and practice domains, but is defined differently across contexts. Whilst it is accepted that a standard universal and internationally accepted definition of a hate crime is not possible or desirable, I will seek to create common definitional boundaries for the term hate crime, which allows for jurisdictional flexibility whilst retaining a common core of understanding. In doing so, I will set out the parameters of the concept, and then articulate the reasons for excluding particular manifestations of targeted hostility from its remit. I will finally describe the core constituent elements of a hate crime, and move towards a proposal for definitional boundaries for the term hate crime that applicable across scholarly and policy domains.

摘要

仇恨犯罪一词本能地在政策和实践领域得到理解，但在不同情况下的定义不同。尽管人们普遍认为，仇恨犯罪是不可能或不希望有一个普遍的，国际公认的标准定义，但我将寻求为仇恨犯罪一词建立共同的定义边界，以便在保留共同理解核心的同时，实现司法管辖权的灵活性。为此，我将提出概念的参数，然后阐明将针对性敌对行为的特定表现从其职权范围中排除的原因。最后，我将描述仇恨犯罪的核心构成要素，并朝着为仇恨犯罪一词定义界线的建议提出建议，该边界适用于整个学术和政策领域。