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DOI10.1177/1358229115595317
Published date01 December 2015
AuthorSusan Easton
Date01 December 2015
Subject MatterEditorial
Editorial
Susan Easton
Contents
James Hand
Outside the Equality Act: Non-standard protection from discrimination in
British law
Paivi Johanna Neuvonen
‘Inequality in Equality’ in the EU equality directives: A friend or a foe of
more systematized relationships between the protected grounds?
Peter McTigue
From Navas to Kaltoft: The European Court of Justice’s evolving definition
of disability and the implications for HIV-positive individuals
Adetoun T Adebanjo
Culture, morality and the law: Nigeria’s anti-gay law in perspective
Editorial 15(4)
In this issue, James Hand analyses protection from discrimination for activities which are
not covered by the Equality Act 2010, notably political affiliation and activities, includ-
ing membership of trade unions and political groups and past misbehaviour. Hand
discusses the implications of the Redfearn case, where a minibus driver was dismissed
for being a member of the British National Party, which raised questions regarding his
right to freedom of association. The UK government responded by amending the
relevant employment law, but Hand questions whether it would be better to revise the
Equality Act itself to broaden the range of protected characteristics. Although the Act
International Journalof
Discrimination and theLaw
2015, Vol. 15(4) 203–204
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