This book is an original and incisive analysis of pressing legal issues concerning women ranging from low pay, sexual harassment and flexible working to parenting rights and reverse discrimination.

This is an original and incisive analysis of pressing legal issues ranging from low pay, sexual harassment, and flexible working to parental rights and reverse discrimination. The book locates women's role in the family as a contributory factor to their continued disadvantage within the paid workforce. Yet, in signalling the way forward, the author rejects the notion that the answer is to simply to slot more women into existing structures. Instead of expecting women to conform to systems which exclude and devalue caring responsibilities, she argues, real change will only occur if paid work is...

This set of essays looks at the role of human rights law in combating racism. Topics covered include the right to equality in the context of racism; multi-culturalism, ethnicity, and group rights; international instruments to address racism, including EU directives; and the problem of race hatred on the Internet.

This set of essays examines the role of human rights law in combating racism. Topics covered include the right to equality in the context of racism; multi-culturalism, ethnicity, and group rights; international instruments to address racism, including EU directives; and the problem of race hatred on the Internet.

Essays on the emerging legal issues surrounding age discrimination and moves to create equality in the EU and UK.

This interdisciplinary collection explores how a human rights perspective offers new insights and tools into the current obstacles to education. It examines the role of private actors, the need to hold states to account, the balance between religion, culture and education, girls' right to education and the role of courts.