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 ; volume 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality before the law.

Discrimination--Law and legislation.

Discrimination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Hart Publishing, [2014]

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

This monograph explores some of the conceptual issues which underpin the legal disputes which arise in relation to equality and discrimination.

"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"-- Bloomsbury Collections.

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:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from home page (Bloomsbury Collections, viewed November 2, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: McColgan, Aileen. Discrimination, equality and the law

ISBN:

9781782252009

1782252002

9781322343143

1322343144

9781782252016

1782252010

9781474200882

1474200885

9781509904990

1509904999

OCLC:

897466415

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license