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Bob Hepple, "The New Single Equality Act in Britain", The Equal Rights Review, Volume 5, 2010, pp. 11 - 24.

Date
10th Aug 2010

Summary
This is the article "The New Single Equality Act in Britain", authored by Bob Hepple, published in Volume 5 of The Equal Rights Review.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / United Kingdom

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Harassment
Issues / Concepts / The ideas of equality and non-discrimination
Issues / Reasonable Accommodation
Issues / International and Regional Standards / International Standards
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Age
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Citizenship (nationality)
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Gender Identity
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Multiple Discrimination
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Race and Ethnicity
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Religion
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sexual Orientation
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Victimisation

Case Summary: No. 01-00.519

Date
18th Dec 2002

Summary
This is the case summary of the French Court of Cassation decision in case No. 01-00.519.

Countries
Geographical Location / E-H / France

Issues
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Religion
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Other Discrimination Areas
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Housing
Issues / Reasonable Accommodation
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination

ERT Case Summary: Roads v Central Trains Limited [2004] EWCA Civ 1541, (2004) 104 ConLR 62

Date
5th Nov 2004

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the United Kingsom's Court of Appeal decision of Roads v Central Trains Limited [2004] EWCA Civ 1541, (2004) 104 ConLR 62.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / United Kingdom

Issues
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Reasonable Accommodation
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Evidence and Proof / Proving Direct Discrimination
Issues / Exceptions

ERT Case Summary: Ruairi McFaul v. The Social Security Agency (SSA), The Department for Social Development (DSD), and The Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS), (Case Ref: 128/03)

Date
20th Jan 2006

Summary
This is the ERT case summary of the Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunal decision in the case of Ruairi McFaul v. The Social Security Agency (SSA), The Department for Social Development (DSD), and The Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS), (Case Ref: 128/03).

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / United Kingdom

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Reasonable Accommodation

ERT Non-Discrimination and Equality Standards Compendium

Date
22nd Jul 2008

Summary
This is The Equal Rights Trust’s Non-Discrimination and Equality Standards Compendium. The Compendium has been developed as an information and educational resource to guide lawyers, policy makers and human rights activists working to promote the right to equality and non-discrimination.

Countries

Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / International and Regional Standards / International Standards
Issues / Exceptions
Issues / Reasonable Accommodation
Issues / Positive Action
Issues / Specialised Bodies
Issues / Development and Equal Rights
Issues / Concepts / The ideas of equality and non-discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Concepts / The unified perspective on equality
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Harassment
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Incitement
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Instruction to discriminate
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Segregation
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Age
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Citizenship (nationality)
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Gender Identity
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Multiple Discrimination
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Race and Ethnicity
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Religion
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sexual Orientation
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Other Grounds
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Criminal Justice System
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Education
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Environment
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Health
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Housing
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Public Services
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Social Assistance
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Other Discrimination Areas
Issues / Social equality and equal rights
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Defence of Rights (Procedure)
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Evidence and Proof / Proving Direct Discrimination
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Evidence and Proof / Proving Indirect Discrimination
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Good Practices
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / NGOs Role
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Public Education (Dissemination of Information)
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Sanctions
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Social Dialogue
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Statistics on discrimination
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Victimisation
Issues / Positive Obligations / Employer policies
Issues / Positive Obligations / National Action Plans
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Victimisation

EU - Council Directive 2000/78/EC (Employment Framework)

Date
27th Nov 2000

Summary
This directive prohibits employment discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. Article 2 prohibits both direct and indirect discrimination and defines harassment as amounting to discrimination. Articles 4-6 provide for exceptions to the principle of equal treatment. Other key provisions of the directive include shifting of the burden of proof and the prohibition of victimisation. Article 15 acknowledges the particular situation obtaining in Northern Ireland and provides that steps taken to correct the imbalance in the number of teachers and police personnel from the underrepresented religious group will not constitute discrimination to the extent that it is expressly provided for in the national legislation.

Countries

Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / Reasonable Accommodation
Issues / Positive Action
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Harassment
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Age
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sexual Orientation
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Religion
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Instruction to discriminate
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Victimisation

Interview - Promoting a Paradigm Shift, The Equal Rights Review, The Equal Rights Trust, Volume Two, 2008, pp. 83 - 93

Date
31st Dec 2008

Summary
The Interview - Promoting a Paradigm Shift appears in volume two of the Equal Rights Review.

Countries

Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / International Standards
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Reasonable Accommodation
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability

Malta: Equal Opportunities (Persons with Disability) Act 2000

Date
10th Feb 2000

Summary
This is the full text of the Equal Opportunities (Persons with Disability) Act 2000 (Att dwar Opportunitajiet Indaqs għal Persuni b'Diżabilità) enacted by Malta. It was adopted on 10 February 2000 and has been in force since 1 October 2000.

Countries
Geographical Location / M - R / Malta

Issues
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Reasonable Accommodation
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Education
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Public Services
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Housing
Issues / Exceptions
Issues / Specialised Bodies
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Defence of Rights (Procedure)

Malta: Equal Treatment in Employment Regulations

Date
5th Nov 2004

Summary
This is the text of the Equal Treatment in Employment Regulations enacted by Malta. It has been in force since 5 November 2004. This version contains the amendments made by Legal Notices 53 and 338 of 2007.

Countries
Geographical Location / M - R / Malta

Issues
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Religion
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Age
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sex
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Sexual Orientation
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Race and Ethnicity
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Positive Action
Issues / Reasonable Accommodation
Issues / Remedies and Enforcement / Defence of Rights (Procedure)

Russian Judicial Decisions on Anti-Discrimination

Date
26th Mar 2010

Summary
This document outlines decisions on anti-discrimination cases in Russia.

Countries
Geographical Location / M - R / The Russian Federation

Issues
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Race and Ethnicity
Issues / International and Regional Standards / International Standards
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Instruction to discriminate
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Education
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Employment
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Public Services
Issues / Positive Action
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Health
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Social Assistance
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Religion
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Indirect discrimination
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Age
Issues / Reasonable Accommodation

United Kingdom: Disability Discrimination Act 2005

Date
7th Apr 2005

Summary
This is the full text of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, enacted by the United Kingdom. It amends the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / United Kingdom

Issues
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Harassment
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Disability
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Housing
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Public Services
Issues / Reasonable Accommodation
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Other Grounds