Racial Justice, Policies and Courts' Legal Reasoning in Europe /

This volume looks at how courts and the police handle racial discrimination in Europe. The chapters show that beyond legal technique, neither the legislators nor the judges escape from their own emotions when responding to racial discrimination. But, as the authors point out, emotions are not always...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Elósegui, M; Hermida, Cristina
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, 60
Subjects:
Law
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53580-7
Summary: This volume looks at how courts and the police handle racial discrimination in Europe. The chapters show that beyond legal technique, neither the legislators nor the judges escape from their own emotions when responding to racial discrimination. But, as the authors point out, emotions are not always negative. They can also help in a positive way in judicial interpretation. The study profiles five countries: Germany, UK, Estonia, Portugal and Spain. Each of these belong both to the European Union and to the Council of Europe. Coverage examines the responsibility of the public powers, more spe
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(XXI,217pages).
ISBN: 9783319535807
Index Number: K7000
CLC: D997
Contents: Introduction (Mar a El segui) -- Part I: Theoretical and Legal Framework -- Chapter 1. Human Dignity as the Keystone of the Protection of Rights (Rainer Arnold) -- Chapter 2. The Reasonable : Towards a Real Interculturality (Aranzazu Novales) -- Chapter 3. Denial or Justification of Genocide as a Criminal Offence in European Law (Mar a El segui) -- Part II: Specific Thematic Cases Studies -- Chapter 4. Argumentation of the Court of Strasbourg s Jurisprudence Regarding Discrimination Against Roma (Cristina Hermida) -- Chapter 5. Gypsies. Administration of Justice and Automation (Fernando Gali