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 Taking Employment Discrimination Seriously: Chinese and European Perspectives

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xiv)   (157K)
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    • Table Of Contents
    • Acknowledgements
    • List Of Contributors
    • List Of Abbreviations
  • Anti-Discrimination In Employment Necessitates Law And Action (1-18) by Yuwen LI and Jenny Goldschmidt   (202K)
  • An Analysis Of Employment Discrimination In China'S Economic And Social Transition (19-48) by Yuwen Li   (289K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Characteristics Of Employment Discrimination In China
    • 3. Prospects For New Legislation And Institutions For Tackling Employment Discrimination
    • 4. Conclusion
  • A Research Report On Health Discrimination In Employment (49-84) by Liu Yang   (328K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Current Health Discrimination In Employment
    • 3. Defects In Law And Policy Combating Health Discrimination In Employment
    • 4. Conclusion
  • Disability Discrimination In Employment (85-112) by Ma Yu'E   (289K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Current Situation Of Disability Discrimination In Employment
    • 3. The Legal System In Guaranteeing Employment For Disabled People
    • 4. Discriminatory Regulations Against Disabled People Still Exists In China
    • 5. Proposals For Elimination Of Disability Discrimination In Employment
  • A Study Of Current Employment Discrimination Against Women (113-132) by Wang Xinyu   (199K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Employment Discrimination Against Women
    • 3. Reasons For Employment Discrimination Against Women
    • 4. China'S Contemporary Legal Framework And Measures To Counter Discrimination
    • 5. Conclusion: Abolishing Discriminative Legal Provisions And Creating Gender Equality
  • Identity Discrimination In Employment - Household Registration And Regional Origin (133-156) by Yao Guojian   (236K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Types Of Identity Discrimination In Employment
    • 3. Legislation Suspected Of Identity Discrimination In Employment
    • 4. Causes Of Identity Discrimination In The Employment Market
    • 5. Progress In The Government'S Efforts To Eliminate Identity Discrimination In Employment
    • 6. Suggestions For Combating Identity Discrimination In Employment
  • A Survey Of Employment Discrimination In Ten Major Cities In China (157-208)   (512K)
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    • 1. An Overview Of The Survey (Part A)
    • 2. Discrimination While Job Seeking (Part B)
    • 3. Different Treatment In The Sphere Of Employment (Part C)
    • 4. Discrimination In Social And Political Life (Part D)
    • 5. Individuals' Objective Opinions And Evaluation (Part E)
    • 6. Identification With And Attitudes Towards Discrimination (Part F)
    • 7. Female Employment Discrimination (Special Analysis)
  • Eu Anti-Discrimination Law: Historical Development And Main Concepts (209-238) by Susanne Burri   (292K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Historical Development Of Eu Anti-Discrimination Law
    • 3. Forms And Concepts Of Discrimination
    • 4. Enforcement
    • 5. Some Conclusions
  • Anti-Discrimination Law In The Netherlands: A Specific Legal Patchwork, Normative System And Institutional Structure (239-260) by Jenny Goldschmidt   (248K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Two Main Sources: European Law And The Constitution Of The Kingdom Of The Netherlands
    • 3. Open Or Closed System
    • 4. Direct And Indirect Discrimination
    • 5. Positive Obligations
    • 6. Categories Of Exceptions
    • 7. Burden Of Proof
    • 8. Equal Pay
    • 9. Specialised Body: The Equal Treatment Commission
    • 10. Summing Up: Questions To Be Answered
  • Austrian Law And Practice Regarding Anti-Discrimination In Employment (261-278) by Ingrid Nikolay-Leitner   (206K)
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    • 1. Development Of Legislation
    • 2. Institutions Dealing With Equal Treatment Law
    • 3. Practice And Main Problems In The Application Of The Equal Treatment Act In Austria
  • Comparative Study On Positive Action In Law And Practice (279-306) by Colm O'Cinneide   (307K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Limits Of Ordinary Anti-Discrimination Law
    • 3. What Is Positive Action?
    • 4. How And When Positive Action Is Used
    • 5. Criticisms Of Positive Action
    • 6. Eu Law And Positive Action
    • 7. Positive Action In The Uk
    • 8. The Us Experience With Affirmation Action
    • 9. International Human Rights Law
    • 10. Conclusion