TY - JOUR
T1 - Unification, simplification, amplification? an analysis of aspects of the British Equality Act 2010
AU - Hand, James
AU - Davis, Bernard
AU - Feast, Pat
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - Since the seminal Sex Discrimination Act 1975, modern British equality law developed in a piecemeal fashion over four decades. The landmark Equality Act 2010 was designed to unify, simplify and, to a limited extent, strengthen the legislation in this area. Despite its long gestation period, the Bill suffered from a lack of parliamentary scrutiny. This article sets the Equality Act in context and, by analysing certain aspects, discusses how far it has met those aims.
AB - Since the seminal Sex Discrimination Act 1975, modern British equality law developed in a piecemeal fashion over four decades. The landmark Equality Act 2010 was designed to unify, simplify and, to a limited extent, strengthen the legislation in this area. Despite its long gestation period, the Bill suffered from a lack of parliamentary scrutiny. This article sets the Equality Act in context and, by analysing certain aspects, discusses how far it has met those aims.
U2 - 10.1080/03050718.2012.695001
DO - 10.1080/03050718.2012.695001
M3 - Article
VL - 38
SP - 509
EP - 528
JO - Commonwealth Law Bulletin
JF - Commonwealth Law Bulletin
SN - 0305-0718
IS - 3
ER -