Comparative study of anti-discrimination and equality laws of the US, Canada, South Africa and India
| Year of publication: |
2012-02-01
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| Authors: | Fredman, Sandra |
| Institutions: | Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Justiz (contributor) ; European Network of Legal Experts in the non-discrimination field (contributor) ; Human European Consultancy, Utrecht (contributor) ; Migration Policy Group (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Amt für Amtliche Veröffentlichungen |
| Subject: | Antidiskriminierungsgesetz | equal rights law | Chancengleichheit | equal opportunity | EU | Recht | law | Vergleich | comparison |
- Introduction
- I Legal and Social Context
- 1. The US
- 2. Canada
- 3. South Africa
- 4. India
- II Sources of Equality Law
- 1. Constitutional Sources
- 2. Statutory Provisions
- 3. International Law
- III Grounds or Protected Characteristics
- 1. Specifying Grounds
- 1.1 Constitutional Level
- 1.2 Statutory Level
- 2. Intersectionality
- IV Coverage
- 1. Constitutional Level
- 2. Statutory Level
- V Who is Bound?
- 1. Constitutional Level
- 2. Statutory Level
- VI Definitions of Equality
- 1. From Formal to Substantive Equality
- 2. Duty of Accommodation
- 3. Harassment
- VII Affirmative Action
- 1. USA
- 2. Canada
- 3. South Africa
- 4. India
- VIII Justification Defences
- Conclusion: A Comparison with EU law
- 1. Sources of EU Non-discrimination Law
- 2. Grounds
- 3. Coverage
- 4. Scope: Who is Bound?
- 5. Definitions of Equality, including Defences and Affirmative Action
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