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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808107803321

Autore

Radloff Katharina

Titolo

Women's quotas under EU equality law / / Katharina Radloff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hamburg, : Diplomica Verlag, 2012

ISBN

3-8428-2273-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (66 p.)

Disciplina

342.4108/5

342.41085

Soggetti

Equal pay for equal work - European Union countries

Women - Employment - Law and legislation - European Union countries

Women - Employment - European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Women's Quotas under EU Equality Law; Abstract; TABLE OF CONTENTS; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Problem Statement; 1.2 Method; 2. Equality and Positive Action in the European Union; 2.1 Equal Treatment as a Fundamental Right; 2.2 Positive Action in the European Union; 2.3 The Principle of Strict Interpretation: Kalanke (1995); 2.4 One Step at a Time: Marshall (1997); 2.5 Towards substantive equality? Badeck (2000); 2.6 Equal Qualifications as a Condition for Equal Treatment: Abrahamsson (2002); 2.7 The Requirement of Proportionality: Lommers (2002)

2.8 Extending the Scope for Lawful Positive Action: Briheche (2004)2.9 Chapter Findings; 3. Comparative Study; 3.1 The overall Trend in Europe; 3.2 Norway; 3.3 France; 3.4 Germany; 3.5 The Compatibility of the Norwegian and French Quotas with EU law; 4. Time for a Change?; 5. Conclusion; 6. List of References; 7. Annex; Autorenprofil

Sommario/riassunto

HauptbeschreibungThe purpose of this study is to investigate legislation and leading cases concerning positive discrimination in the European Union, with a particular focus on the recent debate about the most radical positive action measure: the implementation of women's quotas by supranational legislation. This study seeks to answer the question if such a radical derogation from the equal treatment principle



can be tolerated, keeping in mind the fundamental character of this principle in European law. The concept of substantive equality will be analysed and set against the ECJ