Multiple Discrimination in EU Law : Opportunities for legal responses to intersectional gender discrimination?
| Year of publication: |
2009-07-01
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| Authors: | Burri, Susanne ; Schiek, Dagmar |
| Institutions: | Europäisches Netzwerk von Rechtsexpertinnen und Rechtsexperten auf dem Gebiet der Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
European Commission / Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities |
| Subject: | Diskriminierung | discrimination | EU | Gleichbehandlung | equality of treatment | Gleichstellung | affirmative action | Opfer | victim | Recht | law |
- Members of the European Network of Legal Experts in the Field of Gender Equality
- Part I: Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Background
- 2.1. The notion of multiple discrimination
- 2.2. The intersectionality debate and its relevance for (EU) legal discourse
- 2.3. Reflections of these developments in EU law
- a) General problems of EU equality law and multiple discrimination
- b) ECJ case law
- c) Community legislation, Council and Commission documents
- d) Planned legislation
- 2.4. Preliminary assessment from a gender perspective
- 3. Main findings of national reports
- 3.1. Preliminary remarks
- 3.2. How (if at all) are cases addressed by courts and equality bodies where a woman is discriminated on grounds of her sex or gender and at least one additional ground?
- a) Groups of case examples – combinations of gender with other grounds
- b) Summary of case examples
- c) Cases where multiple discrimination against women was acknowledged
- d) Cases where multiple discrimination against women was not acknowledged
- e) Conclusion
- 3.3. Multiple discrimination in national legislation
- a) Is the phenomenon mentioned or even defined in national legislation?
- b) Is a definition necessary to achieve adequate protection under national law?
- 3.4. Are there barriers in law that prevent adequate protection against multiple discrimination?
- a) Lack of awareness
- b) Comparator approach
- c) Compartmentalisation
- 3.5. Practical consequences of acknowledging multiple discrimination (‘added value’)
- 3.6. On the necessity of Community legislation
- a) Community legislation in general
- b) On the need of a definition of multiple discrimination in Community law
- c) Towards cautious steps in Community legislation
- 4. Recommendations
- Bibliography
- Part II: Reports from the Experts of the Member States and EEA Countries
- Annex I: Questionnaire
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