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A Theory of Discrimination Law
Adopting a novel approach to cut through several enduring controversies in discrimination law theory, this book provides a sophisticated doctrinal and philosophical treatment of the key questions of discrimination law. It argues that the real point of discrimination law is to remove abiding, pervasive, and substantial relative group disadvantage.
| Author(s) | By Tarunabh Khaitan (Associate Professor and Hackney Fellow in Law, Wadham College, Associate Professor and Hackney Fellow in Law, Wadham College, Oxford University). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 288 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 21 May 2015 |
| Availability | Available |
Adopting a novel approach to cut through several enduring controversies in discrimination law theory, this book provides a sophisticated doctrinal and philosophical treatment of the key questions of discrimination law. It argues that the real point of discrimination law is to remove abiding, pervasive, and substantial relative group disadvantage.
PART I: SCOPE AND DEFINITION; PART II: POINT AND PURPOSE; PART III: DESIGNING THE DUTIES
Dr Tarun Khaitan is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford and the Hackney Fellow in Law at Wadham College. His teaching and research interests cover legal theory, public law, and human rights.
