Publisher's Synopsis
Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law uses a problem-based approach to examine a global view of equality and anti-discrimination law, comparing U.S., European, and other national, regional and international legal systems, including those of India, China, Brazil and South Africa. The book covers nine topic modules: - Theories of Equality - Sources of Anti-discrimination Law - Employment Discrimination and Harassment (race, sex, age, disability) - Marriage Equality (race, same-sex) - Affirmative Action (race, caste, origin)/Gender Parity - Hate Speech (race, sex, religion) - Reproductive Rights - Secularism and the Rights of Religious Minorities - Rights of Persons with Disabilities (available only on the comparative equality website). The book is used as a textbook at Berkeley Law, Stanford Law, Georgetown Law, Fordham Law, the University of California Irvine, the Sorbonne, Sciences-Po Paris, and several other leading universities. For more information, visit comparativeequality.org