Monaghan on Equality Law, 2nd Edition

• Provides an analytical critique from a leading barrister with unrivalled practical knowledge
• Detailed examination of the current legal framework, its underlying concepts and the history of protection against discrimination
• Considers the full scope of the protection against discrimination in UK and European law, and analyses relevant emerging decisions from the European Court of Human Rights
• Explains the meaning of 'equality' and 'discrimination', the grounds protected, and the application of equality to specific practice areas including employment, goods and services, housing, education, transport, and public law

New to this edition

• Rewritten to include coverage of the Equality Act 2010
• Considers new EU law and UN initiatives addressing equality and discrimination

Written by a leading human rights and employment and practitioner, the new edition of Monaghan on Equality Lawcombines a comprehensive survey of UK equality law with an analytical critique of the legal framework and the concepts that underpin it. The text provides practical guidance on equality law as it applies to specific practice areas including employment, goods and services, housing, education, transport, and public law. It covers the history of equality law, domestically, regionally, and internationally. It also considers the social and political context for equality. It offers a detailed exploration of the domestic law, as well as reviewing the main EU and international human rights instruments addressing discrimination. 

This book reviews the history of the Equality Act and its impact on the landscape of this area of law. It examines the innovative provisions introduced by the Act, including provisions addressing 'multiple' discrimination and statutory equality duties covering all protected grounds, and also considers the decisions arising from the case law emerging since the publication of the previous edition. 

The text also covers new EU law addressing discrimination outside those areas presently and historically addressed by EU law, and a number of UN initiatives directed at addressing inequality and discrimination.

Readership: Solicitors and barristers specializing in discrimination and equality law, in areas such as employment, human rights, public law, housing, education, immigration and civil actions against the police and other state agencies; academics and policy makers.