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Italy's recent racism judgment could be a game-changer
The Italian FA is not just taking its cue from UEFA's new disciplinary code and specifically Article 14 (PDF), which deals with "racism, discriminatory conduct and propaganda." And in doing so, it's basically acting as a test case for possible future legislation.
Article 14 punishes those who "insult the human dignity of a person or group of persons by whatever means, including on the grounds of skin color, race, religion or ethnic origin." Read it closely and you'll see that while racism, ethnic abuse and sectarian abuse are specifically mentioned, it's actually about insulting the "human dignity" of a group or individual. That can easily include other forms of discriminatory abuse, such as homophobic abuse.
But what they've done in Italy is to specify what constitutes an insult to "human dignity" and, unlike UEFA, they specifically cite (in addition to sexuality) territorial origin.
http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/espnfc...d/9624?cc=5901
Italy's recent racism judgment could be a game-changer
The Italian FA is not just taking its cue from UEFA's new disciplinary code and specifically Article 14 (PDF), which deals with "racism, discriminatory conduct and propaganda." And in doing so, it's basically acting as a test case for possible future legislation.
Article 14 punishes those who "insult the human dignity of a person or group of persons by whatever means, including on the grounds of skin color, race, religion or ethnic origin." Read it closely and you'll see that while racism, ethnic abuse and sectarian abuse are specifically mentioned, it's actually about insulting the "human dignity" of a group or individual. That can easily include other forms of discriminatory abuse, such as homophobic abuse.
But what they've done in Italy is to specify what constitutes an insult to "human dignity" and, unlike UEFA, they specifically cite (in addition to sexuality) territorial origin.
http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/espnfc...d/9624?cc=5901