Elements for a general theory of equality and non discrimination regarding European experience

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https://doi.org/10.18800/derechopucp.201302.019

Keywords:

equality, discrimination, tracto, criterium, spatium

Abstract

The article analyzes the implications of shifting from modernto a welfare state according with the definition of equality principle, then explains the consequences of promoting the non discrimination principle and its structure as surety element of free competition. On that basis, the author presents the main tools of non discrimination in European law and then gives details about three components of discrimination: “tracto, criterium and spatium”. Finally, the article explores the debate surrounding the notion of evidence when it is related to discrimination, emphasizing States duty on promoting equality in European law.

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Author Biography

  • Daniel Borrillo, Universidad de Paris Ouest Nanterre

    Profesor de Derecho Privado en la Universidad de Paris Ouest Nanterre. Investigador asociado al Centro Nacional para la Investigación Científica de Francia (CNRS). Correo electrónico: borrillo@u-paris10.fr

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Published

2013-11-21

Issue

No. 71 (2013): The Constitutionalization of Peruvian Law: Twenty Years after the Political Constitution of Peru (1993)

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Miscellaneous

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Elements for a general theory of equality and non discrimination regarding European experience. (2013). Derecho PUCP, 71, 543-556. https://doi.org/10.18800/derechopucp.201302.019