Open AccessSexual Orientation and Gender Identity as Penalizing Criteria of Hate Speech
Author(s) -
Filip Ciepły
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
review of european and comparative law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2657-5949
pISSN - 2545-384X
DOI - 10.31743/recl.5674
Subject(s) - sexual orientation , doctrine , supreme court , identity (music) , law , political science , gender identity , orientation (vector space) , criminal law , sociology , gender studies , philosophy , mathematics , geometry , aesthetics
The article contains arguments raised in Polish discussion on the problem of sexual orientation and gender identity as penalizing criteria of hate speech. The Author points out regulations of Polish criminal law providing conditions of criminal responsibility for hate speech and binding criteria of the penalization, draft amendments in this area presented in recent years, as well as Polish legal doctrine or Supreme Court reviews referred to the issue. The background of the analyzes are provisions of international and European law as well as selected European states.