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EU Anti-Discrimination Law, 2nd Edition

EU Anti-Discrimination Law, 2nd Edition

Author: Evelyn Ellis; Philippa Watson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198737032

Published In: January 2015
Format: Hardback , 576 pages
Jurisdiction: European Union ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9780199698462

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Provides comprehensive coverage of the now extensive body of law relating to anti-discrimination
Aids understanding of the shortcomings of the law and suggests areas for further development
Synthesizes the disparate areas of legislation and case law that impact on anti-discrimination law, including analysis of the changes wrought by the Lisbon Treaty and recent case law

New to this edition

Includes a new chapter on pregnancy and maternity
Assesses the utility of the current law and proposals for further reform in a new concluding chapter
Draws upon the recent case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union

EU Anti-Discrimination Law provides a detailed and critical analysis of the corpus of European Union law prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation. It takes into account the changes brought about by the Treaty of Lisbon and contains a thorough examination of the relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the EU. The book examines the background to the legislation and explains the essential characteristics and doctrines of EU law and their relevancy to the topic of anti-discrimination. It also analyses the increasingly significant general principles of EU law, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and the relevant law flowing from the European Convention on Human Rights. The key concepts contained in anti-discrimination law are subjected to close scrutiny. The substantive provisions of the law on equal pay and the workplace and non-workplace provisions of the governing Directives are similarly examined, as are the numerous exceptions permitted to them. The complex rules governing the rights of pregnant women and those who have recently given birth are dealt with comprehensively and in a separate chapter. Equality in social security schemes is also discussed. The book concludes with an assessment of the practical utility of the existing law and the current proposals for its reform.

Readership: Scholars and students of human rights, employment law and EU law, practitioners specializing in employment law and human rights.

1: Introduction
2: Essential Characteristics of EU Law
3: General Principles and Equal Treatment
4: Key Concepts in EU Anti-Discrimination Law
5: Equal Pay
6: The Scope and Enforcement of the Workplace Anti-Discrimination Provisions
7: Discrimination on the Grounds of Pregnancy and Materinty
8: Non-Workplace Discrimination
9: Exceptions to the Non-Discrimination Principle
10: Equality in Social Security
11: Conclusions

Evelyn Ellis, Emeritus Professor of Public Law, University of Birmingham, and Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Western Australia, and Philippa Watson, Barrister, Essex Court Chambers, and Visiting Professor, City Law School, London

Evelyn Ellis is an Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Birmingham. She has acted as a legal Consultant to the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights (Northern Ireland) and as an Expert Advisor to the Lords Select Committee on the Europena Union. She was an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia, from 2009-2012.

Philippa Watson, Barrister, Essex Court Chambers; Visiting Professor, City Law School, London