Non-discrimination in European private law
By: edited by Reiner Schulze
Contributors: Universität Münster. Centrum für Europäisches Privatrecht
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Tübingen [Germany]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9783161509995
Subjects: Discrimination; Law and legislation; Contracts; Civil law
Notes: Papers presented at a series of lectures hosted by the Centre for European Private Law at the University of Münster in Germany.

"The rapid expansion of non-discrimination provisions through EU legislation and court decisions gives rise to the need to determine the foundations, objectives and limitations of protection against discrimination in relation to freedom of contract"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Eight contributions in English and 4 in German.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Reiner Schulze; title: Part I. General issues. 1. Non-discrimination as a legal concept / David Edward; title: 2. The economics of non-discrimination / Ann-Sophie Vandenberghe; title: 3. Prinzipien und Konzepte des Diskriminierungsschutzes im Europäischen Privatrecht / Stefan Leible; title: Part II. Specific aspects of non-discrimination law. 4. Effective private law remedies in discrimination cases / Norbert Reich; title: 5. Discrimination in insurance law / Herman Cousy; title: 6. Gleichbehandlung in Versicherungsverträgen: zum Urteil des EuGH vom 01.03.2011 in der Rechtssache C-236/09 (Association Test-Achats) / Daniel Effer-Uhe; title: 7. Beweislastregeln im Anti-Diskriminierungsrecht / Guillermo Ormazabal Sánchez; title: 8. A comparative taxonomy of 'positive action' and 'affirmative action' policies / Christopher McCrudden; title: 9. From market integration to human integration: how non-discrimination illustrates fundamental rights aspects in private law / Anna Verena Lauber; title: Part III. Perspectives from member states. 10. Diskriminierungsschutz und Europäisches Vertragsrecht: Einige Beobachtungen aus niederländischer Sicht / Ewoud Hondius; title: 11. British developments in non-discrimination law: the Equality Act / Mark Bell; title: 12. Sex discrimination in European and Spanish contract law / Susana Navas Navarro.