The Right to Equality in European Human Rights Law: The Quest for Substance in the Jurisprudence of the European Courts

255 Pages·2014·2.495 MB·English

by  Charilaos Nikolaidis

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The Right to Equality in European
Human Rights Law
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The Right to Equality in
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The quest for substance in the
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Firstpublished2015
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Contents
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2 Acknowledgements xii
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Foreword xiv
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6.Equalityandnon-discrimination 28
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i)Themoralidentityofequality 31
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iii)Thestructuralvalueofequality 36
iv)Thecomparativenatureofequality 38
8.Conclusion 39