Module LAW3029 for 2019/0
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3029: Discrimination Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Overview
NQF Level | 6 | ||
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Credits | 30 | ECTS Value | 15 |
Term(s) and duration | This module ran during term 1 (12 weeks) and term 2 (11 weeks) | ||
Academic staff | Dr Inga Thiemann (Convenor) | ||
Pre-requisites | None | ||
Co-requisites | None | ||
Available via distance learning | No |
How can law ensure equality? Is the Equality Act fit for purpose? This module examines the role of law in protecting individuals from discrimination. It will look at the key topics in discrimination law from a legal, theoretical and comparative perspective. It will consider areas of legal complexity within discrimination law and discrimination law’s role in achieving equality, but also of its limitations.
The module covers topics ranging from the origins of discrimination law, its foundation in theory, the conduct it prohibits and the protected characteristics. Beyond this, it also illustrates structural discrimination, conflicts between two or more protected characteristics, and examples of discrimination legislation and practice beyond the UK context.
Module created | 23/01/2018 | Last revised | 22/12/2018 |
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