EU Case Law Developments on Age Discrimination

Developments in EU case law in relation to Age Discrimination

1. This paper discusses recent developments in the case law of the Court of Justice relating to the prohibition on age discrimination. In summary it describes the debate over the question of whether it is possible to rely on a general principle of community law, namely equality, in order to prohibit age discrimination. It also describes the emerging interpretation of Article 6 of Council Direct...

New developments in the law for obesity discrimination protection.

BACKGROUND Obese individuals are frequent targets of weight-based discrimination, particularly in the employment setting. Victims of weight discrimination have sought legal restitution like others who have suffered from different forms of discrimination. However, in the vast majority of the United States, body weight is not a protected class and weight-based employment discrimination does not p...

British Developments in Non-Discrimination Law: the Equality Act

In Spring 2010, the British Parliament finally adopted a comprehensive reform of equality law, following a public debate that stretched over more than a decade. The Equality Act 2010 is the biggest reform of British equality legislation since its inception in the 1960s. It entails the repeal of the burgeoning mass of existing legislation and the replacement of these diverse laws with one statut...

New developments in public health case law.

Is law failing to address air pollution? Reflections on international and EU developments

Air pollution is a major global environmental problem, with various adverse effects on health and the environment. This introductory article provides an overview of related global and regional legal instruments. The article evaluates the legal landscape in terms of its coverage, geographic scope and effectiveness, and concludes that the legal measures currently in place fall far short of provid...