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The Resource Affirmative Action Policies and Judicial Review Worldwide, by George Gerapetritis, (electronic resource)

Affirmative Action Policies and Judicial Review Worldwide, by George Gerapetritis, (electronic resource)

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This book discusses affirmative action or positive discrimination, defined as measures awarding privileges to certain groups that have historically suffered discrimination or have been underrepresented in specific social sectors. The book's underlying rationale is that one cannot place at the same starting point people who have been treated differently in the past because in this way one merely perpetuates a state of difference and, in turn, social gaps are exaggerated and social cohesion is endangered. Starting out with an introduction on the meaning and typology of affirmative action policies, the book goes on to emphasise the interaction of affirmative action with traditional values of liberal state, such as equality, meritocracy, democracy, justice, liberalism and socialism. It reveals the affirmative action goals from a legal and sociological point of view, examining the remedial, cultural, societal, pedagogical and economy purposes of such action. After applying an institutional narrative of the implementation of affirmative action worldwide, the book explains the jurisprudence on the issue through syntheses and antitheses of structural and material variables, such as the institutional recognition of the policies, the domains of their implementation and their beneficiaries. The book eventually makes an analytical impact assessment following the implementation of affirmative action plans and the judicial response, especially in relation to the conventional human rights doctrine, by establishing a liaison between affirmative action and social and group rights.. The book applies a multi-disciplinary and comparative methodology in order to assess the ethical standing of affirmative action policies, the public interests involved and their effectiveness towards actual equality. In the light of the above analysis, the monograph explains the arguments considering affirmative action as a theology for substantive equality and the arguments treating this policy as anathema for liberalism. A universal discussion currently at its peak.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed. 2016.
Extent
1 online resource (XIII, 259 pages)
Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Moral Question: Interacting with Traditional Values
  • 3. The Sociological Question: Goals and Legitimacy
  • 4. The Policy Question: Diverse Worldwide Practices
  • 5. The Legal Question: Method and Intensity of Judicial Review
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Index (per country)
  • Index (per material)
Isbn
9783319223957
Link
http://ezproxy.eui.eu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22395-7
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Affirmative Action Policies and Judicial Review Worldwide
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Affirmative Action Policies and Judicial Review Worldwide
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by George Gerapetritis
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Language
eng
Summary
This book discusses affirmative action or positive discrimination, defined as measures awarding privileges to certain groups that have historically suffered discrimination or have been underrepresented in specific social sectors. The book's underlying rationale is that one cannot place at the same starting point people who have been treated differently in the past because in this way one merely perpetuates a state of difference and, in turn, social gaps are exaggerated and social cohesion is endangered. Starting out with an introduction on the meaning and typology of affirmative action policies, the book goes on to emphasise the interaction of affirmative action with traditional values of liberal state, such as equality, meritocracy, democracy, justice, liberalism and socialism. It reveals the affirmative action goals from a legal and sociological point of view, examining the remedial, cultural, societal, pedagogical and economy purposes of such action. After applying an institutional narrative of the implementation of affirmative action worldwide, the book explains the jurisprudence on the issue through syntheses and antitheses of structural and material variables, such as the institutional recognition of the policies, the domains of their implementation and their beneficiaries. The book eventually makes an analytical impact assessment following the implementation of affirmative action plans and the judicial response, especially in relation to the conventional human rights doctrine, by establishing a liaison between affirmative action and social and group rights.. The book applies a multi-disciplinary and comparative methodology in order to assess the ethical standing of affirmative action policies, the public interests involved and their effectiveness towards actual equality. In the light of the above analysis, the monograph explains the arguments considering affirmative action as a theology for substantive equality and the arguments treating this policy as anathema for liberalism. A universal discussion currently at its peak.--
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Gerapetritis, George
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  • 223
  • 340.9
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non fiction
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dictionaries
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  • Springer eBooks
  • Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice,
Series volume
47
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  • Law
  • Private international law
  • Conflict of laws
  • International law
  • Comparative law
  • Constitutional law
  • Human rights
  • Social structure
  • Social inequality
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Affirmative Action Policies and Judicial Review Worldwide, by George Gerapetritis, (electronic resource)
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http://ezproxy.eui.eu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22395-7
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Contents
Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Moral Question: Interacting with Traditional Values -- 3. The Sociological Question: Goals and Legitimacy -- 4. The Policy Question: Diverse Worldwide Practices -- 5. The Legal Question: Method and Intensity of Judicial Review -- 6. Conclusion -- Index (per country) -- Index (per material)
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978-3-319-22395-7
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unknown
Edition
1st ed. 2016.
Extent
1 online resource (XIII, 259 pages)
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multiple file formats
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  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9783319223957
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10.1007/978-3-319-22395-7
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access
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(OCoLC)915768038
Label
Affirmative Action Policies and Judicial Review Worldwide, by George Gerapetritis, (electronic resource)
Link
http://ezproxy.eui.eu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22395-7
Publication
Antecedent source
mixed
Carrier category
online resource
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cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
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not applicable
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Moral Question: Interacting with Traditional Values -- 3. The Sociological Question: Goals and Legitimacy -- 4. The Policy Question: Diverse Worldwide Practices -- 5. The Legal Question: Method and Intensity of Judicial Review -- 6. Conclusion -- Index (per country) -- Index (per material)
Control code
978-3-319-22395-7
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
1st ed. 2016.
Extent
1 online resource (XIII, 259 pages)
File format
multiple file formats
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9783319223957
Level of compression
uncompressed
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
c
Other control number
10.1007/978-3-319-22395-7
Quality assurance targets
absent
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access
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)915768038

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