Corso di studio in Management dell'Informazione e della Comunicazione Aziendale

European Union: Anti-Discrimination Law

Anno accademico 2013/2014

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Programma

Equality is an ideal to which we all aspire. Yet more closely we examine it, the more its meaning shifts. Sometimes equal treatment can lead to inequality, sometimes
unequal treatments might be necessary to achieve equality. The course attempts to
examine the scope and coverage of EU law on all grounds upon which it currently
forbids discrimination and seeks to promote equality between people (sex, racial,
religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation) . The course is open to
students with an interest in EU social policy law. A specific background in legal
studies is not required. Participants will be asked to read and debate the materials
provided to them which will contain: text, suggestions for further readings, model
questions and annexes containing relevant cases.
The course will be divided into 3 segments and 9 units:
a) Importance of anti-discrimination law; non discrimination vs. equality; the
sources; grounds on which discrimination is forbidden; EU law: nature/effects/
supremacy and direct effect; equal treatment; European Social Charter and the
Charter of Fundamental Rights (Units 1-3);
b) Sex discrimination: direct/indirect/positive; problematic kinds of sex
discrimination: pregnancy; Gender identity and Sexual orientation (Units 4-6);
c) Discrimination on grounds other than sex; social security; goods and services
(Units 7-9).
This course is structured and designed to provide students with the ability to recognize and avoid possible discriminative behaviors in the most various workplaces.

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