Against Caste in British Law [electronic resource] : A Critical Perspective on the Caste Discrimination Provision in the Equality Act 2010 /
Shah, Prakash.author.
This book discusses the salience of the caste question in UK law. It provides the background to how the caste provision came into the Equality Act 2010 and how it was reinforced in 2013, and analyses the various interests that played a role in getting caste into law.
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Cover ; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Intellectuals and the Indian Traditions; 2 Religion, Caste and Race: The Moral Basis of Anti-Caste Legislation; 3 Equality and Human Rights Commission Reports on Caste; 4 Caste Discrimination Legislation: Implicationsfor Business, Employersand Organizations; 5 Caste and Continuing Foreign Interference inIndia's Internal Affairs; 6 Is Caste Already Part of UK Equality Law?; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book discusses the salience of the caste question in UK law. It provides the background to how the caste provision came into the Equality Act 2010 and how it was reinforced in 2013, and analyses the various interests that played a role in getting caste into law.
Great Britain.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Law.
Ethnicity.
Criminology.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Law—Philosophy.
Crime and Society.
Law, general.
Ethnicity Studies.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.