Violence Against Women, Hate and Law

Kim Barker is Senior Lecturer in Law at the Open University Law School, Open University, UK.Olga Jurasz is Senior Lecturer in Law at the Open University Law School, Open University, UK.

• 1. The ‘Historical Curiosity’ of Violence Against Women in Scotland.- 2 – (D)Evolved Policy-Making: Women and Scotland.- 3 – Scotland’s History of Hate: From Public Order to Hate Crime and Back Again.- 4 – Gender and Hate: A Scottish Perspective.- 5 – Misogynistic Harassment.- 6 – Online Violence: A Blanket of Digital Sexism?.- 7 – Tackling VAW Through Scots Law: Alternative Proposals.- 8 – Conclusion: Towards Ending Violence Against Women.