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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782805603321

Autore

Lawson Anna

Titolo

Disability and equality law in Britain : the role of reasonable adjustment / / Anna Lawson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2008

ISBN

1-4725-6457-X

1-282-09397-5

9786612093975

1-84731-471-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Disciplina

342.41087

Soggetti

Discrimination against people with disabilities - Law and legislation - Great Britain

Discrimination in employment - Government policy - Great Britain

People with disabilities - Civil rights - Great Britain

People with disabilities - Legal status, laws, etc - Great Britain

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

Duties to make adjustments and human rights -- Reasonable adjustment obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 -- Reasonable adjustment and non-discrimination measures -- Reasonable adjustment and positive measures -- Reasonable adjustments in practice : resistance and response.

Sommario/riassunto

"The concept of reasonable adjustment (alternatively known as reasonable accommodation) is rapidly gaining significance for countries throughout Europe and beyond. Directive 2000/78 required all EU Member States to ensure that, by the end of 2006 at the latest, reasonable accommodation obligations would operate to protect disabled people from unequal treatment in the context of employment. The new United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will require ratifying States to impose such obligations in a  broad range of situations. This book provides a detailed and critical analysis of the current and potential role of reasonable adjustment duties in British law. It explores the notion of the anticipatory



reasonable adjustment duty - a notion which is, in many respects, distinctively British. It probes the relationship between reasonable adjustment and other concepts, including indirect discrimination and positive discrimination. Drawing particularly on US debates, potential sources of resistance to the duties are exposed and an attempt is made to suggest pre-emptive counter strategies. Attention is also given to issues of legal reform and rationalisation - issues of immense topicality and importance in view of the recent British move towards a single Equality Act. In short, this book examines the current and potential  role of reasonable adjustment duties in Britain. It will be of interest to lawyers, policy-makers and students working in the field of disability rights. It will also be of interest to all those concerned with the operation and development of equality law and policy more generally, both in Britain and beyond."--Bloomsbury Publishing.