{"product_id":"9781509938681","title":"EU Anti-Discrimination Law beyond Gender","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEU Anti-Discrimination Law beyond Gender\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe EU has slowly but surely developed a solid body of equality law that prohibits different facets of discrimination. While the Union had  initially developed anti-discrimination norms that served only the commercial rationale of the common market, focusing on nationality (of a Member State) and gender as protected grounds, the Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) supplied five additional prohibited grounds of discrimination to the EU legislative palette, in line with a much broader egalitarian rationale. In 2000, two EU Equality Directives followed, one focusing on race and ethnic origin, the other covering the remaining four grounds introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam, namely religion, sexual orientation, disabilities and age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEighteen years after the adoption of the watershed Equality Directives, it seems timely to dedicate a book to their limits and prospects, to look at the progress made, and to revisit the rise of EU anti-discrimination law beyond gender. This volume sets out to capture the striking developments and shortcomings that have taken place in the interpretation of relevant EU secondary law. Firstly, the book unfolds an up-to-date systematic reappraisal of the five 'newer' grounds of discrimination, which have so far received mostly fragmented coverage. Secondly, and more generally, the volume captures how and to what extent the Equality Directives have enabled or, at times, prevented the Court of Justice of the European Union from developing even broader and more refined anti-discrimination jurisprudence. Thus, the book offers a glimpse into the past, present and – it is hoped – future of EU anti-discrimination law as, despite all the flaws in the Union's 'Garden of Earthly Delights', it offers one of the highest standards of protection in comparative anti-discrimination law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“EU anti-discrimination law is a mixture of significant leaps forward and missed opportunities, which is fairly true for secondary law and decisions of the European Court of Justice. Along these lines, the book edited by Uladzislau Belavusau and Kristin Henrard is a remarkable academic contribution to the development of EU anti-discrimination law beyond gender by diagnosing legal challenges and potential solutions.” —\u003ci\u003eEuropean Labour Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Overall, this is a much-welcomed book that brings systematic analysis to the existing EU anti-discrimination law literature and offers remarkable reflections on the achievements of the 2000 Equality Directives, and their shortcomings and avenues, to introduce further improvements in this field.” —\u003ci\u003eEuropean Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The contributors to the book, well-known experts in the field and upcoming scholars, paint a picture of EU equality law that highlights its aspirational nature, its diversity as well as its sometimes detectable disorganization. They do so in a convincing, comprehensive and thought-provoking manner ... a detailed, carefully researched analysis, which will certainly influence future debates. Moreover, it is a creative contribution to the field of EU equality law.” —\u003ci\u003eCommon Market Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[N]o other recent publication can rival \u003ci\u003eEU Anti-Discrimination Law beyond Gender\u003c\/i\u003e in terms of diversity and the importance of perspectives. The well thought through structure of this anthology, the excellent choice of authors, and the clear message on the potential ways of empowering the concept and tools of EU law make the book extremely important reading for scholars, practising lawyers, experts and NGO activists.” —\u003ci\u003eInternational and Comparative Law Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781509938681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Hart Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40715982110926,"sku":"9781509938681","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781509938681","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}