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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455341603321

Autore

Howard Erica

Titolo

The EU race directive : developing the protection against racial discrimination within the EU / / Erica Howard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-23578-3

1-282-37707-8

9786612377075

0-203-86621-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Disciplina

342.240873

Soggetti

Race discrimination - Law and legislation - European Union countries

Equality before the law - European Union countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Introduction; 1 The EU and the fight against racial discrimination; 2 International human rights instruments to combat racial discrimination; 3 Definitions of race, racism and racial discrimination; 4 The Race Directive and definitions of race, racism and racial discrimination; 5 Concepts of equality as aims of equality law; 6 The Race Directive and concepts of equality; 7 Conclusions and proposals for change; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In 2000, the European Union adopted a Directive against discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin. This book provides an in-depth evaluation of the Race Directive and its effects, questioning how successful the Race directive has been. The EU Race Directive discusses the history of the fight against racial discrimination in the EU and the equality clauses in international Human Rights instruments. It then examines the terms race, racism and racial discrimination and equality in the Directive. The book also looks at the concepts of equality which can be disting