Racism and Equality in the European Union

ISBN-13: 9780199297849 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 200 str.

Mark Bell

Opis

The European Union has committed itself to combating racism as a general objective of law and policy. EU legislation requires Member States to introduce laws prohibiting racial discrimination in many aspects of everyday life, including employment, education, healthcare, and housing. Alongside legislation requiring action at national level, the EU institutions have also made periodic commitments to 'mainstream' racial equality: taking anti-racism objectives into account within all areas of EU law and policy.
This book analyzes the extent to which the objectives of combating racism and promoting ethnic equality have been effectively mainstreamed throughout a wide range of EU policy fields. It begins by considering what combating racism means in the contemporary context of the enlarged EU. Bell explores what mainstreaming ethnic equality objectives entails, and whether the priorities and instruments differ from those adopted in the earlier mainstreaming of gender equality, or those used on other discrimination grounds. The second part of the book examines the extent to which EU law and policy objectives have, in practice, been integrated, exploring the effects in the key areas of employment, social inclusion (including education, health and housing), immigration, and criminal law.

Recenzje

Among the major strengths of the book is the fact that it brings together the anti-discrimination legal framework and other policies addressing racial equality matters within one cover...The book's greatest asset, no doubt, is the very perspective it offers, and it is thus a great contribution to this field of study

O autorze

Mark Bell is Professor of Law at the Centre for European Law and Integration, University of Leicester.