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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457188903321

Autore

Makkonen Timo

Titolo

Equal in law, unequal in fact [[electronic resource] ] : racial and ethnic discrimination and the legal response thereto in Europe / / by Timo Makkonen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012

ISBN

1-283-42622-6

9786613426222

90-04-21706-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (454 p.)

Collana

Erik CastreĢn Institute monographs on international law and human rights, , 1568-2765 ; ; v. 13

Disciplina

342.408/73

Soggetti

Discrimination - Law and legislation - Europe

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The challenge -- pt. 2. The response -- pt. 3. Rethinking the response.

Sommario/riassunto

An intriguing paradox characterises international and European action against discrimination. On the one hand, equality and the right to non-discrimination are key human rights and protected by an impressive line of legal documents. On the other hand, empirical studies show that discrimination is still rampant today. This book maps the gap between the rights and the reality, and examines the causes, consequences and extent of discrimination in Europe today as well as the international and European legal response to it. On the basis of this analysis, the study explains why anti-discrimination law fails to deliver, and what can be done about it. The result is of interest to scholars, students, civil society, politicians and anyone interested in equality and making it a reality.