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