Intersectional Discrimination

This book examines the concept of intersectionality as it pertains to discrimination and discrimination law in a number of jurisdictions, including the UK, US, Canada, South Africa, India, the EU, and in international law.

About the author

Shreya Atrey is Associate Professor in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford. Her research is on discrimination law, human rights, feminist theory, poverty, and disability law.

Summary

This book examines the concept of intersectionality as it pertains to discrimination and discrimination law in a number of jurisdictions, including the UK, US, Canada, South Africa, India, the EU, and in international law.

Foreword

Runner Up for the 2020 Peter Birks Prizes for Outstanding Legal Scholarship

Additional text

...[a] bold attempt to bridge the gap between discrimination law and intersectionality ... both books are timely interventions for initiating a dialogue between scholars and practitioners about how the interlocking systems of injustice and inequality should be approached.

Product details

• Authors: Shreya Atrey, Shreya (Associate Professor in Internationa Atrey, Shreya (Associate Professor in International Human Rights Law Atrey, Shreya (Lecturer in Law Atrey
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780198848950
• ISBN: 978-0-19-884895-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / General, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / Civil Rights, LAW / Comparative, Social discrimination & inequality, comparative law, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law, Social discrimination and social justice