Reconceptualising European Equality Law: A Comparative Institutional Analysis

by Johanna Croon-Gestefeld

Overview

This important new book seeks to widen the understanding of the principle of equality within European law. Firstly, it deconstructs the European Court of Justice's adjudication of cases in the field. It then explores how the Member States' courts decide on the question of equality. This detailed rigorous research allows the author to argue for a reconceptualised equality doctrine. Such an adaptation, the author argues, will provide judges, practitioners and academics with the tools to balance institutional considerations against substantive interpretation. Theoretically ambitious, while grounded in practical application, this is a significant restatement of one of the key principles of European law: the equality doctrine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781509930135
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/27/2019
Series:	Modern Studies in European Law
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Johanna Croon-Gestefeld is Postdoctoral Fellow at Bucerius Law School.

Editorial Reviews

Reconceptualising EU equality law is a great challenge. Johanna Croon-Gestefeld approaches it from an angle that, in practice, is often veiled and not fully understood by the public. By trying to make sense of the CJEU's equality adjudication and analysing it from a comparative-institutional point of view, she contributes to a better understanding of EU equality law. One of the strengths of this book is that she provides concrete tools and techniques for judges to carry out such a comparative institutional analysis (see, in particular, Chapter 7). This book can therefore be warmly recommended as a very worthwhile read.
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