Discrimination Law

3 Rev ed
ISBN: 978-0-414-03530-0
Verlag: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten

Description for the 2nd edition:

Michael Connolly's Discrimination Law re-enters the market with a new edition providing a detailed and clear view of this engaging area of law. By analysing the different theories and definitions but also explaining the application of the subject in practice you can feel confident that you have the coverage needed for your course. The author also provides helpful comparisons to other jurisdictions.

An in-depth and accessible guidance on discrimination law, this work:
• Covers the UK and EU, with comparisons to the US, Canada and Australia
• Analyses the different theories and definitions of who should be protected and what is classed as discrimination
• Goes through the different grounds for discrimination including race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age and disability
• Explains the application of discrimination law in practice
• Covers the many different forms of discrimination including direct and indirect discrimination, dual discrimination, harassment, victimisation and disability discrimination
• Looks at its application to employment law, and the public sector equality duty
• Discusses positive action
• Discusses the remedies available and ways of enforcing them
• Refers to all relevant legislation and regulations including the Human Rights Act 1998 and European Convention on Human Rights
• Includes coverage of all key case law including cases arising from the ECJ and ECtH

Autoren/Hrsg.

Connolly, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)