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Disability and Equality Law in Britain : the Role of Reasonable Adjustment.

Offers an analysis of the role of reasonable adjustment duties in British law. This book explores the notion of the anticipatory reasonable adjustment duty - a notion which is, in many respects, distinctively British. It also probes the relationship between reasonable adjustment and other concepts.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chalmers, James
Otros Autores: Lawson, Anna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Hart Publishing Ltd, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prelims; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; 1 Introduction; 1. Purpose and Scope; 2. The Emergence of Reasonable Accommodation Duties in the United States; 3. The Emergence and Location of British Reasonable Adjustment Duties; 4. Progress Towards a Single Equality Commission and a Single Equality Act; 5. The Social Model of Disability; 6. Structure of the Book; 2 Duties to Make Adjustments and Human Rights; 1. Introduction; 2. The Role of Reasonable Adjustment in Ensuring the Genuine Universality of Human Rights.
  • 3. Reasonable Adjustments Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities4. Reasonable Adjustment and Human Rights Within the Council of Europe; 5. Reasonable Adjustment and Human Rights Within the European Union; 6. Conclusion; 3 Reasonable Adjustment Obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; 1. Introduction; 2. Reactive Reasonable Adjustment Duties; 3. Anticipatory Reasonable Adjustment Duties; 4. Duties Not To Withhold Consent Unreasonably to the Making Of Adjustments; 5. Conclusion; 4 Reasonable Adjustment and Non-Discrimination Measures.
  • 1. Introduction2. Disability-Related Discrimination; 3. Direct Discrimination; 4. Indirect Discrimination; 5. Reactive Reasonable Adjustment and Non-Disability Grounds; 6. The Classification of Reasonable Adjustment Duties as Freestanding Non-Discrimination Measures; 7. Conclusion; 5 Reasonable Adjustment and Positive Measures; 1. Introduction; 2. Positive Discrimination; 3. Positive Action; 4. Positive Duties to Promote Equality; 5. Reasonable Adjustment Obligations; 6. Conclusion; 6 Reasonable Adjustments in Practice: Resistance and Response; 1. Introduction; 2. Economic Inefficiency.
  • 3. Displaced Welfare Benefits for A Protected Group4. More Than Equal Treatment; 5. Reasonableness; 6. Conclusion; 7 Conclusion; Index.