| Unit name | EU Anti-discrimination Law |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWDM1002 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Novitz |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit provides a critical analysis of current EU anti-discrimination law. The law is primarily contained in decisions of the European Court of Justice and Community legislation, but it is also influenced by a host of other sources, national and international. It has been treated as of fundamental importance by the European Court and used as a model for the formulation of basic principles of EU law. The unit's focus is on discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability, both in the workplace and elsewhere. The philosophical underpinnings of the law will be examined, together with its practical efficacy and its manner of enforcement. The unit assumes students already have some knowledge of the workings of the EU or who are currently taking the LLM unit in Constitutional and Substantive Law of the EU (LAWDM0010).
