Equality Law in an Enlarged European Union: Understanding the Article 13 Directives

by Edited by Helen Meenan

• ISBN13: 9780521865302
• ISBN10: 0521865301
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-26
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

European Union equality and anti-discrimination law were revolutionized by the incorporation of Article 13 into the EC Treaty, adding new anti-discrimination grounds and new possibilities. This comprehensive volume provides a fresh approach to Article 13 and its directives; it adopts a contextual framework to equality and anti-discrimination law in the European Union. Part I deals with the evolution of Article 13, demographic and social change and the inter-relationship between European Equality Law and Human Rights. Part II contains expert essays on each of the Article 13 anti-discrimination grounds: sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation, with common themes weaving throughout. This book will be of interest to everyone concerned with combating discrimination, academics, NGOs, lawyers, human resource professionals, employers, employees, research students and many others in the European Union and beyond.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. x
List of contributors	p. xii
Abbreviations	p. xv
Table of Cases	p. xviii
Introduction	p. 3
Article 13 EC, evolution and current contexts	p. 38
Human rights and European equality law	p. 73
Demographic, social change and equality	p. 117
EU sex equality law post-Amsterdam	p. 145
EU anti-racism policy; the leader of the pack?	p. 178
Religion or belief; aiming at the right target?	p. 202
Disability discrimination law in the European Union	p. 231
Age discrimination - Of Cinderella and The Golden Bough	p. 278
The 'mainstreaming' of sexual orientation into European equality law	p. 313
Conclusion	p. 342
Index	p. 358
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