Anti-Discrimination Law And The European Union

Description: 'Anti-Discrimination Law and the European Union' provides a timely and topical contribution to the growing body of literature in this area. The 1999 Treaty of Amsterdam expanded significantly the legal competence of the European Union for combatting discrimination. Traditionally, EU law has concentrated on discrimination between women and men and discrimination on the grounds of EU nationality. However, Article 13 EC created a new legal space for the Union to regulate discrimination on the ground of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation. This book aims to improve our understanding of the evolution of European Union law in the field. To this end, it considers the development of EU law and policy in respect of two specific grounds of discrimination - race and sexual orientation. It provides an account of the debate within the institutions and Member States, analysis of relevant case law from the Court of Justice, and coverage of the anti-discrimination directives adopted in 2001. The book further considers the relationship between national and European anti-discrimination law. A survey of national anti-discrimination statutes is presented in order to identify the variety of legal traditions which exist in this field. The diversity of these legal cultures impacts significantly upon the scope for and nature of EU anti- discrimination legislation. The author concludes by reviewing the principle factors which have influenced the evolution of EU anti-discrimination law and applying this to an analysis of the prospects for future development. Review: A thorough account of the gradual emergence of EU anti-discrimination policy over time, with special attention for underlying social policy considerations. Netherlands International Law Review ... the high quality of this book should be emphasized. It provides not only an important and thorough overview of an area of EU law (non-discrimination law and policy), that has known important developments recently, but the analysis of the main tenets of both the traditional and the new grounds of discrimination furthermore proceeds from an original angle, more specifically the two contrasting models of social policy. The value of the book is further enhanced through its focus on sexual orientation and racial discrimination and policy in the EU context, which is most original and ground-breaking ... Bell combines a solid grasp of this ever expanding area of EU law with a most agreeable writing style, avoiding complex sentences and dry discussions. Netherlands International Law Review The work will interest scholars, students, policy researchers and practitioners engaged in the fields of Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Legislation. KnowEurope ... covers a remarkably rich field in a very short time. As such, it is a useful primer on EU anti-discrimination law. The Cambridge Law Journal ... gives an illuminating overview of all past and future developments stemming from the Article 13 'acquis'. Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law ... the great quality and originality of the book is characterized by conciseness, but which simultaneously proffers a rich and newsworthy source of information, as regards both discrimination law sec, and EU social law from a broader perspective. Bell's style of writing makes the book pleasant to read since it avoids complex sentences and dry discussions of the matters at hand ... the book stimulates debate, since it is amongst the first to discuss issues concerning EU 'sexual orientation' and 'racial discrimination' law from a broad legal and policy perspective. Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law Since the adoption of Article 13, Bell has shown himself to be amongst the first to effectively seize the opportunity of analyzing EU discrimination law from a perspective which goes well beyond the conventional debates. Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law Anti-Discrimination Law and the European Union covers a remarkably rich field in a very short time. As such, it is a useful primer on EU anti-discrimination law. Cambridge Law Journal ... a cogent overview of EU and anti-discrimination law. Cambridge Law Journal As Community discrimination law with regard to race and sexual orientation further develops over the next few years this book will undoubtedly provide a useful source of reference for understanding the legal and political context. It is well written and contains much material of interest for all those interested in discrimination law whether from a national, comparative or European Community law perspective. International Law Journal The strength of Bell's book lies in locating Community legal policy on race and sexual orientation discrimination within the twin axes of Community social policy on the one hand and national legislative developments on the other hand. International Law Journal