Begins with an examination of the development of EC employment law focusing on the shift from employment law to employment policy. This text, then, considers rule-making in the field of employment law considering both the traditional routes to legislation and the governance techniques, including the OMC.
Providing an overview of Discrimination Law, this book covers almost all of the traditional areas of Discrimination Law, including discrimination within the context of employment, sex and race discrimination. It also includes areas resulting from the Equal Treatment in Employment Directive, such as age and religious discrimination.
Provides a critical examination of the EU law forbidding discrimination, and the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of the law are explored. The scope and enforcement of the Race Directive and the Framework Directive, and the contribution of the European Convention on Human Rights to the law forbidding discrimination are also examined.
Part of the "Ius Commune Casebook" series, this casebook illustrates the distinct relationship between international, European and national legislation in the field of non-discrimination law. It covers the grounds of discrimination addressed in the Racial Equality and Employment Equality Directives, and non-discrimination law relating to gender.