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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787911903321

Autore

McColgan Aileen

Titolo

Discrimination, equality and the law / / Aileen McColgan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, United Kingdom ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishig, , 2014

ISBN

1-78225-201-0

1-5099-0499-9

1-4742-0088-5

1-78225-200-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Collana

Human rights law in perspective ; ; v. 19

Disciplina

323.42

Soggetti

Discrimination - Law and legislation

Equality before the law

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 (pages [237]-250) and index.

Nota di contenuto

'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.

Sommario/riassunto

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