Discrimination, equality and the law / Aileen McColgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McColgan, Aileen, author.

Series:

Human rights law in perspective ; v. 19.

Human rights law in perspective ; v. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination--Law and legislation.

Discrimination.

Equality before the law.

Physical Description:

300p.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishig, 2014.

Summary:

This monograph explores some of the conceptual questions which underpin the legal disputes which arise in relation to equality and discrimination. Among these are questions about the meaning of 'equality' as a legal concept and its relationship to the principle of non-discrimination; symmetrical and asymmetrical approaches to equality/non-discrimination; the role of comparators in discrimination/equality analysis; the selection of protected characteristics and the proper sphere of statutory and constitutional protections, and the scope for and regulation of potential conflicts between protected grounds. The author engages with domestic, EU and ECtHR case law as well as with wider international approaches

Contents:

'Equality', 'discrimination' and the law : an introduction

Defining the protected characteristics

'Equality' and '(a)symmetry'

The evolution of equality law

Competing equalities

Multiculturalism and equality.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-250) and index.

ISBN:

9781474200882 : (ebk : EbookCentral)

OCLC:

1154918039