TY - JOUR
T1 - The British Equality Act 2010 and the foundations of legal knowledge
AU - Hand, James
AU - Davis, Bernard
AU - Barker, Charles
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Commonwealth Law Bulletin, on 09 February 2015, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03050718.2015.1005108
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The Equality Act 2010, in its content and passage through Parliament, provides a rare example of an Act that engages, to some extent, with all seven foundations of legal knowledge (the English compulsory subjects upon which other legal subjects build). This article examines the Equality Act 2010 through the prism of the foundations and, in light of ongoing reform, contends that while anti-discrimination law is an important subject it should not join the list of foundations but rather that awareness and appreciation of those foundations can provide a richer understanding of such laws as the Equality Act 2010.
AB - The Equality Act 2010, in its content and passage through Parliament, provides a rare example of an Act that engages, to some extent, with all seven foundations of legal knowledge (the English compulsory subjects upon which other legal subjects build). This article examines the Equality Act 2010 through the prism of the foundations and, in light of ongoing reform, contends that while anti-discrimination law is an important subject it should not join the list of foundations but rather that awareness and appreciation of those foundations can provide a richer understanding of such laws as the Equality Act 2010.
KW - Equality
KW - Discrimination
KW - Legal Education and Training Review
U2 - 10.1080/03050718.2015.1005108
DO - 10.1080/03050718.2015.1005108
M3 - Article
SN - 0305-0718
VL - 41
SP - 3
EP - 28
JO - Commonwealth Law Bulletin
JF - Commonwealth Law Bulletin
IS - 1
ER -