Judiciary, Discrimination Law and Statutory Interpretation - Easy Cases Making Bad Law

This book examines these cases from the perspective of statutory interpretation, the judge's primary function. The scrutiny finds the judgments technically flawed, overcomplicated, excessively long, and often unduly restrictive. As such, this book explains how the cases should have been resolved .

Sommario

Table of authorities

Preface
1 INTRODUCTION
2 COMMON TOOLS OF STATUTORY INTERPRETATION
3 AN INTRODUCTION TO THEORIES AND AIMS OF DISCRIMINATION LAW

4 THE COMMON LAW AND EQUALITY

5 THE BENIGN MOTIVE ‘DEFENCE’ AND DIRECT DISCRIMINATION

6 THE BENIGN MOTIVE ‘DEFENCE’ AND VICTIMISATION

7 VICTIMISATION AND CONTEMPT OF COURT

8 PROBLEMS WITH INDIRECT DISCRIMINATION

9 DISABILITY-RELATED DISCRIMINATION

10 CONCLUSION

Bibliography

Index

Info autore

Dr Michael Connolly is Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Riassunto

This book examines these cases from the perspective of statutory interpretation, the judge’s primary function. The scrutiny finds the judgments technically flawed, overcomplicated, excessively long, and often unduly restrictive. As such, this book explains how the cases should have been resolved .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Connolly
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367586232
• ISBN: 978-0-367-58623-2
• Pagine: 261
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; USA, LAW / General, LAW / Discrimination, United States of America, USA, Social Law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law, Social law and Medical law, Discrimination in employment and harassment law, Discrimination in employment law