Judicial rhetoric, meaning-making, and the institutionalization of hate crime law.

A study was conducted to examine how the concept of hate crime has been transformed in judicial discourse from a broad ambiguous category to a focused determinate legal construct that has largely been accepted as a legitimate legal practice. Changes in judicial rhetoric across 38 appellate court op...

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Published in:Law & Society Review Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 567 - 607
Main Authors: Phillips, Scott, Grattet, Ryken
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2000
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