The Conceptualization of Equality and Non-Discrimination as Legal Standards - (Nijhoff Law Specials) by Titia Loenen (Paperback)

About the Book

This book explores the concepts that are central to equality and non-discrimination standards across jurisdictions. It explains how different conceptualizations matter and may result in different outcomes in legislation, case law and policies.

Book Synopsis

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the central concepts figuring in equality and non-discrimination standards across jurisdictions: formal and substantive equality, direct and indirect discrimination, reasonable accommodation, affirmative action and intersectional discrimination. It explains how different conceptualizations matter and may result in different outcomes in legislation, case law and policies. In doing so it draws on examples from a wide variety of sources, including the European, Inter-American and global human rights systems and the jurisprudence of the apex courts in Canada, India, South Africa and the US. This study also shows how the conceptualization of equality has been moving overall from formal to more substantive equality.

About the Author

Titia Loenen is Emeritus Professor of Human Rights and Diversity at Leiden University. She holds degrees in history and law. She has published extensively on human rights, equality theory, international, European and Dutch non-discrimination law