Discrimination law / Sandra Fredman, FBA.
Discrimination law / Sandra Fredman, FBA.
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Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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English
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1 online resource (xxxiv, 348 p.)
Content type
text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
1. Equality: Concepts and Controversies; 2. Social Context and Legal Developments; 3. The 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
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Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Edition
2nd ed.
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England
Date Published
2011.
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Summary
This text provides an introduction to discrimination law. Drawing on a wide variety of philosophical and legal sources, the concepts of equality and anti-discrimination law are introduced in their social and historical context.
Equality is an ideal to which we all aspire. Yet the more closely we examine it, the more its meaning shifts. How do we explain how equal treatment can in effect lead to inequality, while unequal treatment might be necessary in order to achieve equality? The apparent paradox can be understood if we accept that equality can be formulated in differen...
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Discrimination law / Sandra Fredman, FBA.
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Clarendon Law Series
Previous ed.: 2002.
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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©2011
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74VKaJpx43bM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaJpx43bM
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ISBN
0-19-162150-1
0-19-162108-0
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344.4101133
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991024368118202626
