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Are there legal definitions of racist incident and racist violence?

Code:
RED23
Key Area:
Anti-racist Crime Legislation & Implementation
Strand(s):
Racism
21/02/2012 - 11:29
Short Answer

No.

Qualitative Info

There is not a legal definition of racist incident. In the so called "Mancino's Law" there are some references to racist violence and racist incident, but there are not specific.


Source:

Analytical Report on Legislation, RAXEN National Focal Point Italy by F. Vassallo Paleologo, Vienna, 2004.

Groups affected/interested Migrants, Ethnic minorities
Type (R/D) Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Inter-ethnic
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Policing - law enforcement, Political participation, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism
External Url
Situation(s)
Library
Report on measures to combat discrimination. Directives 2000/43/ec and 2000/78/ec. Country report 2009 Italy.