Covering all the major grounds of discrimination, this work examines in critical detail the essential characteristics and doctrines of EU law, the key concepts contained in EU anti-discrimination law, and the substantive provisions in the area.

• 1: Introduction


• 2: Essential Characteristics of EU Law


• 3: General Principles and Equal Treatment


• 4: Key Concepts in EU Anti-Discrimination Law


• 5: Equal Pay


• 6: The Scope and Enforcement of the Workplace Anti-Discrimination Provisions


• 7: Discrimination on the Grounds of Pregnancy and Materinty


• 8: Non-Workplace Discrimination


• 9: Exceptions to the Non-Discrimination Principle


• 10: Equality in Social Security


• 11: Conclusions

Evelyn Ellis is an Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Birmingham. She has acted as a legal Consultant to the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights (Northern Ireland) and as an Expert Advisor to the Lords Select Committee on the Europena Union. She was an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia, from 2009-2012.
Philippa Watson is a Barrister at Essex Court Chambers, Professor at City Law School, London, and Visiting Professor at Queen Mary, University of London.