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The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 extends and strengthens the Race Relations Act 1976 by giving individuals new rights to challenge race discrimination by public authorities. It also imposes wide positive duties on certain public bodies to eliminate race discrimination and promote equality. This Guide provides a clear and logical explanation of this significant new piece of race relations legislation and explains: the definition of 'public authority' and the types of discrimination covered by the new legislation the scope of the exceptions to the new prohibition on discrimination the new vicarious liability of the police the new general duty and the new specific duties on public bodies, and the Commission for Racial Equality's power of enforcement the procedure for challenging unlawful discrimination by public bodies the special procedure for bringing claims which arise out of education, crime and immigration and asylum cases the motivation behind the Act and international developments in discrimination law.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139781841742687
eBay Product ID (ePID)91437570
Product Key Features
Number of Pages262 Pages
Publication NameBlackstone's Guide to the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSocial Sciences
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEconomic Sociology, Constitutional Law
AuthorHenrietta Hill
SeriesBlackstone's Guides
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height222 mm
Item Weight373 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorHenrietta Hill