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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796958503321

Autore

Lang Richard (Richard A.)

Titolo

Complex equality and the Court of Justice of the European Union : reconciling diversity and harmonization / / Richard Lang ; with foreword by Mark Bell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Brill, , 2018

ISBN

90-04-35426-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 376 pages)

Collana

Nijhoff studies in European Union law, , 2210-9765 ; ; v. 14

Altri autori (Persone)

BellMark <1974->

Disciplina

347.2401

Soggetti

Equality before the law - European Union countries

Discrimination - Law and legislation - European Union countries

Equality - Philosophy

Distributive justice

Cultural pluralism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Richard Lang and Mark Bell -- Michael Walzer and Complex Equality / Richard Lang and Mark Bell -- The Principle of Equal Treatment of Persons Irrespective of Gender / Richard Lang and Mark Bell -- The ‘Article 19’ grounds: Racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation / Richard Lang and Mark Bell -- Nationality Discrimination / Richard Lang and Mark Bell -- Semi-Suspect and Non-Suspect Grounds / Richard Lang and Mark Bell -- Reflections / Richard Lang and Mark Bell -- Presenting a Theory of Mediated Complexity / Richard Lang and Mark Bell -- Evaluation / Richard Lang and Mark Bell -- Conclusion / Richard Lang and Mark Bell.

Sommario/riassunto

The equality jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union has long drawn criticism for its almost total reliance on Aristotle’s doctrine that likes should be treated like, and unlikes unlike. As has often been shown, this is a blunt tool, entrenching assumptions and promoting difference-blindness: the symptoms of simplicity. In this book, Richard Lang proposes that the EU’s judges complement the Aristotelian test with a new one based on Michael Walzer’s theory of Complex Equality, and illustrates how analysing allegedly



discriminatory acts, not in terms of comparisons of the actors involved, but rather in terms of distributions and meanings of goods, would enable them to reach decisions with new dexterity and to resolve conflicts without sacrificing diversity.