SCOTLAND having its own written constitution would have helped to overcome fears around the introduction of the new Hate Crime Act, an expert has…
Hate crime legislation has proved controversial, but an expert has said Scotland having a constitution that could protect freedom of speech would help
Bulmer told The National: “Having a constitutional protection of free speech would certainly help to overcome some fears. It takes away some of the 'thin end of the wedge' and 'slippery slope' arguments, because the constitution provides an enforceable stopping point.” “A constitution is not just a set of rights, important though rights are. It is a system of government, a web of checks and balances, and mechanisms of accountability and transparency, which enable people to hold the powerful to account. That builds trust.“In particular, a good constitution could help to eliminate the suspicion of politicised or partisan policing.
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