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European Union directive | |
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Title | Council directive implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin |
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Made by | Council |
Made under | Art. 13 TEC |
Journal reference | L180, 22–26 |
History | |
Date made | 2000-06-27 |
Came into force | 2000-07-19 |
Implementation date | 2003-07-19 |
Current legislation |
The Race Equality Directive 2000/43/EC is a legal act of the European Union, concerning European labour law. It implements the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racialorethnic group. Since the Treaty of Amsterdam came into force in 1999, new EC laws, or Directives, have been enacted in the area of anti-discrimination, and this directive complements other directives on gender and age, disability, religion and sexual orientation.
The principle rules laid down are as follows:
Direct discrimination cases
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Horsey v Dyfed County Council [1982] ICR 755 | |
R (EOC) v Birmingham City Council [1989] AC 1155 | |
James v Eastleigh BC [1990] UKHL 6 | |
Smith v Safeway plc [1996] ICR 868 | |
Grant v South-West Trains Ltd [1998] ICR 449 (C-249/96) | |
Chief Constable of Yorkshire Police v Khan [2001] UKHL 48 | |
Coleman v Attridge Law (2008) C-303/06 | |
English v Sanderson Blinds Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1421 | |
Grainger plc v Nicholson [2010] IRLR 4 (EAT) | |
see UK labour and equality law |
Indirect discrimination cases
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Griggs v Duke Power Co, 401 US 424 (1971) | |
Kücükdeveci v Swedex GmbH & Co KG (2010) C-555/07 | |
Mandla v Dowell-Lee [1982] UKHL 7 | |
Redfearn v Serco Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 659 | |
Ladele v London Borough of Islington [2009] EWCA Civ 1357 | |
Hampson v Dept of Education and Science [1989] ICR 179 | |
London Underground Ltd v Edwards (No 2) [1997] IRLR 157 | |
Jones v University of Manchester [1993] ICR 474 | |
EA 2010 s 14 | |
Ministry of Defence v DeBique [2010] IRLR 471 | |
see UK labour and equality law |
Sources on justifying discrimination
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Etam plc v Rowan [1989] IRLR 150 | |
R (Amicus) v SS for Trade and Industry [2004] EWHC 860 | |
Sirdar v The Army Board (1999) C-273/97 | |
Kreil v Germany (2000) C-285/98 | |
Lambeth LBC v Commission for Racial Equality [1990] ICR 768 | |
Tottenham Green Nursery v Marshall (No 2) [1991] ICR 320 | |
see UK labour law |
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