Full Description
Fredman provides an introduction to discrimination law which is accessible, yet challenging and thought provoking. The concepts of equality and anti-discrimination law are introduced drawing on a wide variety of philosophical and legal sources, using comparative materials as appropriate and relating the law to its social and historical context.
Contents
1. Equality: Concepts and Controversies; 2. History and Context; 3. Scope of Discrimination Law; 4. Legal Concepts: Direct, Indirect Discrimination and Beyond; 5. Symmetry or Substance: Reverse Discrimination; 6. Rights and Remedies: the Limits of the Law