Ireland: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
26 Apr 2023 under deliberation
01 Nov 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Ireland
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
messaging service provider
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Passed Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
On 26 April 2023, the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 was passed by the Dáil Éireann. The Bill amends the hate speech laws, foreseeing criminal liability for people found guilty of preparing, possessin…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
passage
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Introduced Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
On 1 November 2022, the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 was introduced in the Irish House of Oireachtas. The Bill amends the hate speech laws, foreseeing criminal liability for people found guilty of p…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament