1st Edition
Basic Equality and Discrimination Reconciling Theory and Law
By Nicholas Mark Smith
Copyright 2011
240 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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The focus of this book is the idea of equality as a moral, political and jurisprudential concept. The author is motivated primarily by a concern to better understand conundrums in the justification, interpretation and application of discrimination law. Nicholas Smith aims to provide a clearer understanding of the nature of the value that the law is trying to uphold - equality. He rejects the... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Why Should We Speak of Equality?; Chapter 3 Why Do We Value Basic Equality?; Chapter 4 The Scope of Basic Equality; Chapter 5 Basic Equality and Other Values; Chapter 6 Denying Basic Equality; Chapter 7 Discrimination and Culture; Chapter 8 Equality’s Law; Chapter 9 Basic Equality and Different Treatment; Chapter 10 Affirmative Action; conclusion Conclusion;
Biography
Nicholas Mark Smith is Senior Lecturer in Business Law at Massey University, New Zealand. His research interests are in the area of public law, discrimination law, and legal theory. He has published widely on these and related areas.
'The idea of Equality, Nicholas Smith observes in his insightful new book, Basic Equality and Discrimination, Reconciling Theory and Law, is both concrete and ambiguous at the same time... Smith carefully analyses the justifications and affects in the most philosophically and jurisprudentially problematic areas of public policy and law... The pragmatic, empirical and balanced nature of Smith’s thought is evident throughout the book.' Australian Journal of legal Philosophy
