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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458842903321

Titolo

European Union non-discrimination law and intersectionality [[electronic resource] ] : investigating the triangle of racial, gender and disability discrimination / / by Dagmar Schiek and Anna Lawson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-317-13921-6

1-317-13920-8

1-283-01509-9

9786613015099

0-7546-9947-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SchiekDagmar

LawsonAnna

Disciplina

342.2408/5

Soggetti

Discrimination - Law and legislation - European Union countries

Equality before the law - European Union countries

Discrimination - European Union countries

Discrimination - Law and legislation - Europe

Equality before the law - Europe

Discrimination - 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 (p. [275]-315) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Discrimination grounds and intersectionality : a reappraisal -- pt. 2. Tackling intersectionality at national levels -- pt. 3. Convincing the judiciary to entertain intersectional analysis -- pt. 4. Intersections between gender, 'race' and disability from EU perspectives.

Sommario/riassunto

The book contributes to a critical reflection of current legislative and jurisprudential developments in Non-Discrimination Law, focusing on the European Union. The work provides coherent coverage of the legal dimension of intersectionality in the EU's non-discrimination regime. It will be a valuable resource for researchers, academics and those working in the area of EU non-discrimination law and policy.